From India’s perspective, Iran is an important neighbor with which it can ill afford to rupture its relationship. Indeed, India already seems locked geographically in an arc of failing or dysfunctional states, confronting it with external threats from virtually all directions.
从印度的角度上看，伊朗是一个极为重要的邻国，自身也无法承受与后者断绝关系的后果。其实在地理上印度似乎已经陷入了一批失败或者失能国家的弧形包围圈中，遭受着几乎来自所有方向的外部威胁。