India, March 19 -- While the Congress has been constantly attacking the Narendra Modi-led central government for being a 'silent spectator' amid the ongoing Iran-Israel war in the middle east, backed by the US, two of its own leaders believe the government's stance is correct.

Manish Tewari, speaking at an event hosted by a TV news channel, said the ongoing war is not India's war and that the country has always been a marginal player in the Middle East. Keeping in mind the interests of around 4.8 million Indians in the region, he said the government is likely doing the right thing.

"Well, it's not our war. We've always been rather marginal players in the greater Middle East, and the problems of the region did not start today," Tewari sa...