The 1998 nuclear tests are remembered as one of the defining moments in the nation’s history to highlight India’s rise as a global power under the leadership of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
But that was never in any way used as an argument against Iraq, only the Kuwait invasion was. The invasion of Iran was politically irrelevant in the west.
Iraq attacked Iran at the USA’s behest in 1980
But that was never in any way used as an argument against Iraq, only the Kuwait invasion was. The invasion of Iran was politically irrelevant in the west.