As Iran's all-weather strategic partner, India didn't even participate in the discussion of the SCO when 10 member states, represented by China and Russia, publicly condemned Israel! Iran has completely misjudged India! On June 14th, the SCO member states issued a statement strongly condemning Israel's military strike on Iranian territory.

Obviously, with China and Russia taking the lead to issue such a statement, it is not only to defend international law but also to provide moral support for the member states. However, as an SCO member state, India deliberately kept its distance from the SCO. By rights, India should not have done so, especially since on May 9th this year, India upgraded its diplomatic relations with Iran to an all-weather strategic partnership, which is almost an ally level relationship.

According to public information, India is Iran's only all-weather strategic partner, and in terms of the level of diplomatic relations, the relationship between India and Iran even exceeds that of Russia-Iran and China-Iran. Some people once joked about the so-called Sino-Russian-Iranian big triangle relationship, but the fact proves that the relationship between India and Iran is more prominent. It is believed that when Iran upgraded its relationship with India, it thought India could be relied on.

However, unexpectedly, when something happened, India, for its own interests, did not consider Iran's feelings at all, and even dared not express condemnation based on international law. What is India's attitude towards this matter? India's attitude is to maintain close friendly relations with these two countries and urge to avoid any escalation steps. Obviously, India still tries to balance both sides.

Of course, no one denies that India's relations with Israel are very close, especially during the India-Pakistan conflict, Israel became one of the rare countries supporting India. Ultimately, India is purely profit-oriented and lacks any international morality. India cooperates with Iran for its oil, while it cooperates with Israel for its military equipment and high-tech technology. But it is believed that India's stance will marginalize it within the SCO and force Iran to reassess its relationship with India.

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