India, March 26 -- As tensions continue to simmer in West Asia, a recent phone call between Donald Trump and Narendra Modi has drawn attention to India's evolving position in the crisis.

Former diplomat Gurjit Singh believes the phone call from Washington is not incidental. According to him, the call reflects a clear intent by the United States to keep India closely involved in ongoing developments.

"He (US President Trump) called Prime Minister Narendra Modi which shows that they want to keep India in the loop and they want to consult India and therefore the Indian role in it, keeping in touch with all sides, seems to be having a bearing, also including the fact that India as the largest economies deeply impacted by the war and not tak...