India did not take the lead, and Iran spoke very strongly to India! On March 22, according to foreign media reports, Indian Prime Minister Modi had a phone call with Iranian President Pezeshkian. During the call, the Iranian president directly told Modi that it was necessary to immediately stop the US-Israeli aggression to end the war and broader regional tensions. He also told Modi that measures should be established to prevent such "aggression" from happening again in the future.

Moreover, the Iranian president urged the major emerging economies of the BRICS group to play an independent role in stopping actions against Iran. Obviously, the Iranian president's words were very strong. India did not condemn the United States and Israel, and even Modi first called Israel and the Gulf countries, publicly stating "standing on the side of the Gulf," and condemning Iran's response. When Iran directly labeled the actions of the US and Israel as aggression in front of Modi, this completely negated India's position.

What does the Iranian president's statement "urging the major emerging economies of the BRICS group to play an independent role in stopping actions against Iran" mean? It means that India, as the rotating chair of the BRICS organization this year, should take the lead in condemning and stopping the military actions of the US and Israel, which is the qualified performance. This implied message is that India's current behavior clearly does not meet the requirements of playing an independent role as stated by Iran. Iran is both disappointed and exerting pressure on India.

In fact, since the US and Israel attacked Iran, China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, UAE, Iran, and Ethiopia have all condemned the US and Israel. Even Saudi Arabia, although it did not publicly name the United States and Israel for condemnation, signed a joint statement in the BRICS and SCO frameworks condemning the "military strike against Iran." Now, however, because of India, the BRICS countries cannot issue a unified condemnation document. Obviously, in Iran's view, India has hindered the process, and Iran is certainly dissatisfied with India.

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