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 underscoring the state of international politics in the world and India.
Farooq Wani, the editor of Brighter Kashmir 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 strength 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 said.
Wani 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, alliances and defense spending to deal with any situation.
Prof. Vijay Sakhuja, former commander of the 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.
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 Dr Parvez Hayat, the former DGP Jharkhand, Karan Bawa from London, 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.