New Delhi, June 28: In a seminar in Delhi organised by Efforts Group, former defence officials, bureaucrats and prominent citizens discussed the lessons for India from the US-Iran war.

Prof. D K Giri initiated the discussion by describing the state of international politics in the world and India.
He spoke about the alternative ideas and strategies that India could embrace after Operation Sindoor to prevent the nefarious designs of Pakistan, which was at the receiving end of military might during the three-day military escalation after Operation Sindoor.
He said the world outlook was dominated by America, Europe and Russia.
“China and India are late entrants to the global order. China has the resources but lacks credible ideas to lead the discourse on international politics. India, on the other hand, has the ideas and the intellectual assets of a civilisational state but lacks the economic muscle to promote it. Wars continue to erupt and persist due to the absence of fresh thinking. The existing global powers have run out of ideas and hence no end is in sight of the conflicts and wars,” he added.
Giri listed a few foreign policy strategies to be revisited in wake of the US-Iran war.
He suggested that India should have appropriate security structures and alliances to deal with any situation. “Security partnerships should help reduce defense spending. Security based on individual deterrence could be expensive”.
Speaking on lessons for India out of US-Iran war, Giri said the first lesson which is being learnt is to make foreign policy a part of national discourse beyond the boundaries of the foreign ministry.
He acknowledged the efforts of the Efforts Group in taking the first step.
Prof. Vijay Sakhuja, former commander of Indian Navy, talked about the security scenario emerging from the war.
He suggested that India should wait for the end of Trump's second term for stable and consistent leadership in the US.
He sought to calm the apprehensions around Trump and suggested “we wait out the remaining period of Trump's second term.”
In the Question and Answer session that followed participants asked how India could bounce back in the Middle East. Pakistan has edged ahead in diplomacy in Iran at the behest of America and did India miss the bus?
The distinguished people present included Farooq Wani, the editor of Brighter Kashmir, Dr Parvez Hayat, the former DGP Jharkhand, Karan Bawa from London and Ms Pavlina Bains from US.
Pankaj Agarwal, the secretary of Efforts Group opened the discussion by introducing the speakers, running the Q and A and concluding the meeting.