West Asia Conflict: 'Most Serious Crisis' for India, Warns Ex DyNSA Pankaj Saran

• Former DyNSA Pankaj Saran calls the West Asia conflict the 'most serious crisis' India has faced in living memory, surpassing the Ukraine conflict.
• The conflict, at India's doorstep, directly impacts energy security, manpower, remittances, and geopolitical choices in the region.
• Saran highlights the 'asymmetry of power' and the decimation of the rules-based order, with global superpowers acting as 'biggest disruptors'.
• He notes the ferocity of attacks on Iran and the objective to change Iran as a society, polity, economy, and military power.
• India must wait for the storm to pass, focusing on domestic strength and resilience to insulate itself from global shocks.