India’s Most Disappointing Ally | HT Explains

Published on Oct 07, 2023 01:43 am IST

India's ties with one country have been a major disappointment. This nation commands over a million troops and is one of the Middle-East’s most powerful countries. That country is Iran. HT’s Shashank Mattoo looks into the India-Iran relationship. Mattoo unpacks why a relationship that looks great on paper is delivering almost nothing on the ground.

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