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Anything that Weakens Iran's Proxies Is a Win for India
(The Print-India) Swasti Rao - On June 13, Israel acted with stunning finality as it launched Operation Rising Lion, striking deep into Iran's military and nuclear command. Among the casualties was Maj.-Gen. Hossein Salami, chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a figure symbolic not only of Iran's military backbone but also of its revolutionary ideology. Any deal at this stage would not have rolled back Iran's nuclear enrichment capability in any meaningful way. Since Oct. 7, Israel has systematically dismantled the architecture of Iran's regional influence - from Hamas to Hizbullah and Iran itself. Yet Iran's nuclear ambitions have persisted, undeterred. In Israel's eyes, this is intolerable. A bomb in Iranian hands is not just a regional issue - it is an existential one. Israel seems to have invested decades in cultivating deep intelligence networks inside Iran. It has been preparing for this moment, even as the rest of the world talked and tweeted and mediated. India wants the Red Sea to calm down. The Houthi threat has rendered Bab-el-Mandeb nearly impassable for Indian vessels. Since October, Indian cargo has been forced to detour via the Cape of Good Hope, driving up costs and time. Therefore, anything that weakens Iran's proxies - especially the Houthis - is a win for India.