Overview
- Sanjay Raut wrote that India has "completely lost its existence" in the crisis and said the prime minister has not publicly commented.
- He described the United States and Israel as "global bullies" and claimed big countries like India are acting as their agents, attributing the stance to his column.
- Raut alleged that after the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the US and Israel expected a quick end to fighting but Iran kept striking Israel.
- The Ministry of External Affairs said more than 52,000 Indians traveled safely from the Gulf to India between March 1 and 7, with commercial operations resuming as airspace partially reopened.
- The MEA announced a Special Control Room, embassy advisories, and 24x7 helplines to assist affected Indians, and noted more flights are planned.