India, March 9 -- Global ripples of the West Asia crisis, triggered by the US-Israel attack in Iran and the latter's retaliation, directly hit the stock markets in Mumbai and the Parliament in New Delhi on Monday.

The Congress-led Opposition, accusing PM Narendra Modi of "cowardice", said the government hasn't done enough to anticipate or address the domestic crisis, even as the PM visited Israel just a couple of days before US-Israel strikes began on February 28.

It also renewed its allegation that the trade deal agreement with the US, announced last month, was against India's interests, especially as it dictated that India won't buy oil from Russia anymore. That clause has been eased for now in light of an oil crisis; but the question...