What explains our inability, or if we are to be charitable, our reticence, to influence the world around us? Like the rest of the entire planet, India too is negatively impacted from the American-Israeli war on Iran. Indeed, Indians have suffered and are suffering more than any other nation, except for the Iranians. The reason, of course, is that there are one crore or so Indians across the Gulf region, a population larger than the combined citizenry of five of the six GCC states.The lives and livelihoods of these Indians are at risk from the violence. Uncertainty dogs them and...