Grand Tamasha: Can India keep its balance in West Asia amid conflict?
India's strategy of multialignment in West Asia is facing challenges due to regional conflicts and shifting alliances. Analyst Kabir Taneja expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of India's hedging strategy and highlights the importance of Israel in India's defense policy. He also notes that India's approach of maintaining bilateral relationships has been beneficial, but questions whether India can become a global heavyweight in geopolitics.
- ▪India has deepened its ties with the Gulf while balancing competing interests across West Asia for over a decade.
- ▪Analyst Kabir Taneja emphasizes Israel's growing importance to India's foreign and defense policy.
- ▪Taneja is skeptical about Pakistan's capacity to act as a mediator in West Asia, citing its lack of long-term strategy.
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Grand Tamasha: Can India keep its balance in West Asia amid conflict?On the viability of India’s strategy of multialignment, Taneja expressed skepticism that India’s hedging strategy would change anytime soon.Published on: May 25, 2026 7:28 AM ISTBy HT Correspondent, New DelhiShare viaCopy link For more than a decade, India has steadily deepened its ties with the Gulf while trying to balance competing interests across West Asia. But today, that strategy is under strain — amid the Iran conflict, shifting regional alignments, and a re-emerging Pakistan.Women gather around a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the U.S.
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