When The Wire published its recent lament titled “A Moment of Truth, an Admission of Failure?” — it wasn’t an analysis, it was a symptom. A symptom of a class of commentators still stuck in the Nehruvian daydream of soft words and empty summits, completely disconnected from Modi-era India — an India that no longer begs, bends, or backs off.
Let’s dissect their delusion and present the reality.
A) India’s Strategic Autonomy : Allies East and West
Under PM Modi, India has become the world’s most consequential swing power. Not aligned. Not non-aligned. India-aligned.
India doesn’t pick sides based on sentiment; it plays smart, based on national interest.
B) The Iran Reality : Not Isolation, But IntimacyAllies East and West
While The Wire insinuates India is “ignored” or “helpless,” facts say otherwise.
Would a diplomatically “isolated” India get that call?
Or is it just The Wire that’s isolated from facts?
C) Israel’s Ironclad Trust in India
The only democracy in West Asia — Israel — calls India its closest ally in this volatile global order. Why?
In Jerusalem and in Tehran — India speaks, and the world listens. Only The Wire doesn’t.
D) Israel’s Ironclad Trust in India
Modi’s first-ever visit to Cyprus in 40 years wasn’t ceremonial — it was strategic signalling. India reaffirmed its support for Cyprus’ territorial integrity while securing new defense and IT collaborations.
In return, Cyprus strongly backs India on Kashmir — something The Wire forgets in its echo chamber of victimhood.
E) Armenia Support : India Arms its Allies
India isn’t just trading moral support — it is building regional stability with real defense power:
Modi’s India helps real allies — not just release statements.
F) On Pakistan & Terror : India’s Doctrine is Clear
India today doesn’t tolerate terror. It retaliates.
G) Kashmir : From Conflict to Constitution
Instead of placating separatists, Modi abrogated Article 370 — an act The Wire calls controversial, but which united Kashmir with the Indian Constitution.
Today:
That’s not alienation. That’s integration.
When PM Modi said that some “developed nations” reward terrorism, it was not an admission — it was a warning.
A warning to the West: Stop feeding the snake you think will only bite others.
Only The Wire mistook this clarity for surrender.
From Tehran to Tel Aviv, Yerevan to Nicosia — India is no longer a spectator.
It is an active player, a shaper of global outcomes.
The Wire may continue writing nostalgic fiction for the ecosystem it caters to. But the world today listens to India. And that India speaks through Modi — not Meekness.
Author : Sandeep Gandotra, is a serial entrepreneur, startup founder, social media influencer and political analyst with 25 years of overall experience. Tweets at Sandeep Gandotra
