Overview
- Speaking at a Delhi event for her memoir, Roy called the US–Israel attack on Iran “unprovoked and illegal” and linked it to the Gaza war.
- She castigated the Indian government as “gutless” for failing to condemn the strikes and said the country has lost dignity and courage.
- Roy criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Israel and a “groveling” trade deal with the United States as signs of deference.
- She warned the confrontation could widen into global catastrophe, invoking Hiroshima and saying the world is on the brink of nuclear and economic calamity.
- She cited reports that Indian migrant workers sent to Israel were denied access to bomb shelters, and her remarks were first reported by The Wire before spreading widely online.