New Delhi, March 19 -- Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday slammed the Centre for allegedly remaining silent on the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top leadership, saying "this is not strategic autonomy."

Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader acknowledged that India needs to safeguard its interests amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, while asking the Centre to "introspect" on the meaning of strategic autonomy.

Manish Tewari said, "The situation in West Asia, in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region and the larger Middle East continue to be volatile and tense. But it does raise a larger question over which the government needs to seriously introspect. Does strategic autonomy mean keeping silent on reg...