New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- As tensions escalated in the Middle East after the US and Israel launched a major attack on Iran, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said that India will have to maintain its strategic partnership.

"The events are moving pretty fast. I am happy that we are in India. I think the present government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given macroeconomic and geopolitical stability. In the Middle East, we have a large diaspora. We will have to continue to maintain our strategic partnerships," said Singh while speaking at the News18 Rising Bharat Summit.

The US and Israel on Saturday launched a joint attack at Iran, which came after days of build-up with US President Donald Trump ramping up the pressure on Tehran t...