If India joined the US containment strategy against Iran, it would have to bear serious strategic costs. For starters, it would lose access to Afghanistan via Iran, which has served as a conduit for the substantial flow of Indian aid to Kabul.
一旦印度加入了美国对伊朗的遏制战略，就必须承担极为沉重的战略成本。首先它将失去由伊朗进入阿富汗的通道，而这是印度援助源源不断输往喀布尔的动脉。此外遏制行动也将威胁到印度的能源利益。