New Delhi, March 31 -- Former R&AW Chief Vikram Sood, said that India and Israel are allies; but the attack on Iran and killing of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was unfortunate.

Sood, in an interview with ANI, talked about the challenges arising for India out of the West Asia conflict, and said that if India runs out of oil, it will cause inflation.

"The challenge will be there in 2 to 3 months when we run out of oil and fertilisers. Most of our LNG comes from Qatar, and most of our oil comes from the Arab, the Middle East. If that doesn't flow, and if it flows at a higher rate, there will be inflation. We will have to handle that. It is unfortunate for the government. They will have a tough time dealing with this," he said.

He...