Thiruvanthapuram, March 5 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI (M) general secretary MA Baby on Thursday criticised the Narendra Modi government for not clarifying its stance in the West Asia conflict, calling it a "subordinate ally of the US".

Condemning the sinking of the Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, by a US submarine with a torpedo hit in the Indian Ocean, Baby accused the central government of not ensuring the safety of Indian waters. Reflecting on the Indian government's silence on the matter, he accused the BJP of supporting the war efforts by the US and Israel.

"Now, in Indian waters, we have seen actions by both the USA and Israel. Indian waters should be preserved as a zone of peace, and that should be the approach of th...