New Delhi, April 6 -- The 2026 conflict involving Israel, Iran and the United States is being narrated as a high‑tech faceoff of interception systems, strategic strikes and shifting regional alliances. Yet this strategic framing risks obscuring a fundamental question: whose security is being prioritised, and at what human cost? Security should not be measured only in metrics of military hardware or deterrence posture; it must be understood in terms of what ordinary people experience daily; their ability to maintain routines, psychological stability, social cohesion and hope for the future. What we are witnessing in 2026 suggests a widening gap between how states define security and how civilians live it.

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