Iran thanks Indian people for support in fight against US-Israel

[Bhaijaan]

From Iranian mission in India

Statement of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi

On the occasion of the Iranian nation's victory in the face of military aggression by the Zionist regime and the United States, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi extends its heartfelt gratitude to all noble and freedom-loving people of India — including the esteemed citizens, political parties, honorable members of Parliament, non-governmental organizations, religious and spiritual leaders, university professors, members of the media, social activists, and all individuals and institutions who, in recent days and in various forms, stood firmly and vocally with the great nation of Iran.

The messages of solidarity, moral support, public statements, and active participation in peace-oriented gatherings and initiatives, during a time when the Iranian people were under brutal military assault by the occupying Zionist regime, have been a source of deep encouragement. These gestures clearly reflect the awakened conscience of nations and their commitment to justice and the principles of international law.

The steadfastness of the Iranian people in the face of this blatant aggression was not merely a defense of their homeland and national dignity, but a symbol of resistance against the grave violations of the United Nations Charter, humanitarian principles, and the foundational norms of international law. The solidarity of world nations with the people of Iran is not simply a political stance — it is an affirmation of the universal values of justice, legality, and global peace.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has consistently emphasized the need to uphold the principles of international law and to resist expansionist and aggressive policies. We firmly believe that the unity and solidarity of nations serve as a powerful bulwark against war, violence, and injustice.

Once again, we express our sincere appreciation for the genuine and invaluable support shown by the people and institutions of the great nation of India. Undoubtedly, this solidarity — rooted in the longstanding cultural, civilizational, and human ties between our two nations — will further strengthen the cause of peace, stability, and global justice.

Jai Iran — Jai Hind

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran – New Delhi
25 June 2025

https://twitter.com/x/status/1937784589784686751

 

[Bhaijaan]

@Rana @HalBass9 @DeadlyVenom @Cpt. Rishwat @Suleiman @IAJ @LordJames @BouncerGuy @FearlessRoar


Dar Al Khilafa Al Hindiyyah stands with the Kingdom of Persia

 

[Bhaijaan]

Has the Iranian embassy in Pakistan issued any thanks to people of Pakistan?


We had brother @Rana supporting them with full passion. Deserves an appreciation in my humble opinion

 

[Stewie]

That’s not true.
Majority of Hindustanis are Pro Palestine

Only Modi is chuddy buddy with Netang**doo I guess, but the rest support Palestinians. Good for them!

 

[Bhaijaan]

Only Modi is chuddy buddy with Netang**doo I guess, but the rest support Palestinians. Good for them!

That’s also not true.
India is a proud democracy where people freely stand for their beliefs. There are many people who are Pro Israel in India and there are many people who are Pro Palestine in India including many Hindus and other non Muslim groups.

In fact the majority of leftist liberal woke Hindus are overwhelmingly Pro Palestine much like in West.

 

[Major]

A slap on both Indians and Pakistanis.

Indians were praising Israel and had made Nethanyahu their abu. While their govt was doing otherwise.

Meanwhile, Pakistan were celebrating as if Iran was their partner, and had made assumptions that they would be a Pakistani allie in a situation where issue is against India.

Have to say, from a country pov, all three Iran, India and Pakistan had very good foreign policy in place.

 

[Major]

Only Modi is chuddy buddy with Netang**doo I guess, but the rest support Palestinians. Good for them!

Naa, India is a democracy at the end of the day. So if Iran is thanking India that means that Modi was determining the Foreign policy over here.

 

[Rballer1]

There is nothing wrong in that statement. There were so many people in India that were supporting Iran and anti Israel. There are politicians/media personal/independent journalist in India who oppose Israel.

This is true for anyone regardless of race, color, origin. If you stand for justice then you are on the right side.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistanis were silly in thinking with their low level tricks like spreading false news on X through bot Pakistani accounts posing as Iranians and claiming Indian Govt was supporting Israel would make Iran turn on India.

Turns out, India’s diplomacy was on point during this whole time and they remained in close contact with Iranian regime ensuring they wouldn’t let India be used against Iranian people in anyway.

On the other hand what have Pakistanis gained through all the Info warfare? Just earned them a bad reputation imho. All Iranians saw it when Indian fact checkers were exposing these fake Pakistani accounts posing as Iranian intelligence accounts. They all saw and they facepalmed at cheap Pakistani tricks.

The world saw how Asim Munir went to America to receive favours when US-Israel were pounding Muslims.

 

[Bhaijaan]

People and especially Pakistani propaganda IT bots must realize that Indians might not have much relation with Palestinians but Indian traders and politicians have historical and cultural relations with Iranians going back centuries. Our nations and people are very tight.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Let us call it as it is. This was not praise of the Indian people so much as a slight to the Pakistani leadership for their ridiculous timing of cozying upto Daddy p*g in the WH.

They know they have more support amongst the pakistani people. Liberal left wingers in India are a dying breed.

Nobody judges Pakistani people. Everyone knows you all slaves to the military dictatorship.

Iranians know 90% Pakistanis stand with them in solidarity but they know your dictators are sellouts to Yanks.

 

[Suleiman]

The Safavid - Al Hindiyyah alliance is alive and well. This alliance can rival US-Israel if India embraces its true calling as Dar Ul Khilafahtul Islam and end the corrupt AIPAC.

 

[Bhaijaan]

The Safavid - Al Hindiyyah alliance is alive and well. This alliance can rival US-Israel if India embraces its true calling as Dar Ul Khilafahtul Islam and end the corrupt AIPAC.

Inshahallah brother

Sanatanis are standing shoulder to shoulder with Sons of Mohammad PBUH from Jerusalem to Kanyakumari in complete solidarity.

 

[ElRaja]

i mentioned before iran is not pakistans ally, pakistan should have constructive positive relations with iran, but i disagree with the unilateral support of a regime that habitually undermines pakistan's political positions.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Weird as most Indians were having orgasmic reactions to Netanyahus statements.

Most Indians don’t care what is happening in Middle East. Most are brought listening to wars there. The educated ones and the ones access to internet chime in with their pro-Israel or anti-Israel comments.

 

[HalBass9]

Good. The more regional alliances there are, the stronger and more stable the region becomes.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

People and especially Pakistani propaganda IT bots must realize that Indians might not have much relation with Palestinians but Indian traders and politicians have historical and cultural relations with Iranians going back centuries. Our nations and people are very tight.

Then why don't Indian posters reflect this? I have barely heard a peep of support for Iran, all the PP Indian posters are drooling lasciviously over every israeli strike. Although I will exclude you from this, as you tend to have a wider long term Santani view and thus have grander vision.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Then why don't Indian posters reflect this? I have barely heard a peep of support for Iran, all the PP Indian posters are drooling lasciviously over every israeli strike. Although I will exclude you from this, as you tend to have a wider long term Santani view and thus have grander vision.

There are several reasons why it might appear that Indians are overwhelmingly pro-Israel but this is far from the complete picture.

Platforms like PP tend to attract cricket-loving Indians who are often nationalist in temperament. Many of them engage passionately in ideological debates, which can create the impression that Indian public sentiment is overwhelmingly anti-Muslim or anti-Palestine. But they certainly do not represent the full spectrum of Indian opinion.

Nationalist Indians view Israel as a trusted defense partner, a country that has consistently supported India during critical moments. In contrast, there’s a growing frustration with sections of the Indian Muslim community who are perceived as aligning more with Palestine, Bangladesh, or broader pan-Islamist causes than with Indian national interests. This naturally fosters solidarity with states seen as standing against such tendencies, in this case, Israel.

At the same time however, a large section of liberal, secular-minded Indians in institutes, media, and civil society are openly critical of Israel and deeply sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.

There is also a third segment of Indians who are not motivated by religion or ideology but are strongly opposed to American interventionism. For them, solidarity often lies with nations like Iran that are perceived as victims of Western imperial overreach.

India’s main opposition party which governed for most of the post-independence period has traditionally leaned pro-Palestine, maintaining only pragmatic, business-centric ties with Israel.

Iranians are not naïve. They can differentiate between manipulated online noise and genuine public sentiment. Social media algorithms heavily curate what users see, and the content visible to you, to me, and to Iranians can vary drastically depending on engagement behavior. There was indeed a coordinated effort — particularly from Pakistani bot networks — to portray Indian public opinion as unanimously pro-Israel. It failed, because that narrative simply wasn’t true.

 

[sweep_shot]

Iran caught many Indian spies.

What kind of support did Indian provide on the other side? LMAO.

India is such a snake.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

There are several reasons why it might appear that Indians are overwhelmingly pro-Israel but this is far from the complete picture.

Platforms like PP tend to attract cricket-loving Indians who are often nationalist in temperament. Many of them engage passionately in ideological debates, which can create the impression that Indian public sentiment is overwhelmingly anti-Muslim or anti-Palestine. But they certainly do not represent the full spectrum of Indian opinion.

Nationalist Indians view Israel as a trusted defense partner, a country that has consistently supported India during critical moments. In contrast, there’s a growing frustration with sections of the Indian Muslim community who are perceived as aligning more with Palestine, Bangladesh, or broader pan-Islamist causes than with Indian national interests. This naturally fosters solidarity with states seen as standing against such tendencies, in this case, Israel.

At the same time however, a large section of liberal, secular-minded Indians in institutes, media, and civil society are openly critical of Israel and deeply sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.

There is also a third segment of Indians who are not motivated by religion or ideology but are strongly opposed to American interventionism. For them, solidarity often lies with nations like Iran that are perceived as victims of Western imperial overreach.

India’s main opposition party which governed for most of the post-independence period has traditionally leaned pro-Palestine, maintaining only pragmatic, business-centric ties with Israel.

Iranians are not naïve. They can differentiate between manipulated online noise and genuine public sentiment. Social media algorithms heavily curate what users see, and the content visible to you, to me, and to Iranians can vary drastically depending on engagement behavior. There was indeed a coordinated effort — particularly from Pakistani bot networks — to portray Indian public opinion as unanimously pro-Israel. It failed, because that narrative simply wasn’t true.

I just hope with you preach is the actual sentiment among posters like rajdeep, Devadwal and yourself bhaijaan

 

[Suleiman]

Then why don't Indian posters reflect this? I have barely heard a peep of support for Iran, all the PP Indian posters are drooling lasciviously over every israeli strike. Although I will exclude you from this, as you tend to have a wider long term Santani view and thus have grander vision.

It’s a loud minority. A portion of Indian posters come here to cry and troll around and pick fights and enjoy the dopamine boost of trying to win internet arguments esp if they hold opposing views on Islam or Muslims or as their new favorite word to throw around- “islamists” and somehow some way make us turn away from Islam (best of luck, never gonna happen In Sha Allah)

But there’s plenty of Indians despite being Hindus, or not having anything in common with PK other than humanity and ancestry as well as with Palestine and Iran, they will voice their support. They couldn’t care less about jingoism nor does the mere mention of the adhan or Islam send them into PTSD fits that they start posting verbal diarrhea.

Such levelheaded Indians do exist as with all nationalities. They are able to see the pros and cons of their country and others and realize at the end of the day we are all human, and we do have such posters here as well who are genuinely interested in learning about differences but also able to express where they disagree without stooping to low levels or being dishonest.

 

[Stewie]

Inshahallah brother

Sanatanis are standing shoulder to shoulder with Sons of Mohammad PBUH from Jerusalem to Kanyakumari in complete solidarity.

Maybe it was the Buddhists then who demolished the Babri masjid and killed the sons of Muhammed in Gujarat then?

 

[Bhaijaan]

Maybe it was the Buddhists then who demolished the Babri masjid and killed the sons of Muhammed in Gujarat then?

No masjid can ever be built on the birth place of Bhagwan Sri Ram. Please no arguement on this.

In independent Al Hindiyyah, worlds greatest and grandest mosque will be built. Not one but hundreds, rest assured. But we don’t believe in a history built on razing ancient Sanatani structures and building mosques on them.

 

[Stewie]

No masjid can ever be built on the birth place of Bhagwan Sri Ram. Please no arguement on this.

In independent Al Hindiyyah, worlds greatest and grandest mosque will be built. Not one but hundreds, rest assured. But we don’t believe in a history built on razing ancient Sanatani structures and building mosques on them.

so you are not standing shoulder to shoulder then. I believe the definition of shoulder to shoulder is very different from the picture you re drawing

 

[Bhaijaan]

so you are not standing shoulder to shoulder then. I believe the definition of shoulder to shoulder is very different from the picture you re drawing

I disagree with you on this. So do the Iranians.

 

[Stewie]

I disagree with you on this. So do the Iranians.

1. You don't speak for the Iranians
2. You didn't raze any masjids in Iran. If Hindustanis did, then maybe we can have a comparative discussion.
3. Your vast majority of Santanis hate Muslims originating from Afghanistan and Iran who raped and pillaged Bharat for centuries, so there is that part as well.
4. Claiming any brotherhood with Iranians is a political/regional/economic compromise like Indian cabbies/IT workers working in Gulf states yet posting Islamophobic comments on social media 24/7.

 

[IMMY69]

@Rana @HalBass9 @DeadlyVenom @Cpt. Rishwat @Suleiman @IAJ @LordJames @BouncerGuy @FearlessRoar


Dar Al Khilafa Al Hindiyyah stands with the Kingdom of Persia

There's just no hiding the insecurity

 

[The Bald Eagle]

1. You don't speak for the Iranians
2. You didn't raze any masjids in Iran. If Hindustanis did, then maybe we can have a comparative discussion.
3. Your vast majority of Santanis hate Muslims originating from Afghanistan and Iran who raped and pillaged Bharat for centuries, so there is that part as well.
4. Claiming any brotherhood with Iranians is a political/regional/economic compromise like Indian cabbies/IT workers working in Gulf states yet posting Islamophobic comments on social media 24/7.

There's just no hiding the insecurity

Guys you both are speaking too bluntly, even Iranians didn't do this lol

 

[Cricket Warrior]

yeh kab hua bhai?

 

[Boyka]

The Indian government are not even mentioned in this statement. Amateurs at foreign policy.

 

[Rballer1]

The Indian government are not even mentioned in this statement. Amateurs at foreign policy.

Exactly.

 

[Bhaijaan]

The Indian government are not even mentioned in this statement. Amateurs at foreign policy.

It was a masterstroke.

True diplomacy is understanding the other nation’s situation. Had Iran openly thanked Indian govt for supporting them it wouldn’t have gone down well with Israelis hence the omission.

 

[Bhaijaan]

1. You don't speak for the Iranians
2. You didn't raze any masjids in Iran. If Hindustanis did, then maybe we can have a comparative discussion.
3. Your vast majority of Santanis hate Muslims originating from Afghanistan and Iran who raped and pillaged Bharat for centuries, so there is that part as well.
4. Claiming any brotherhood with Iranians is a political/regional/economic compromise like Indian cabbies/IT workers working in Gulf states yet posting Islamophobic comments on social media 24/7.

Wrong.

Sanatanis are very tight with Afghans and Iranian people. We love them and they love us. Always been the cases we wanted to love Pakistan also but your dictatorship never allowed this romance to blossom.

Persians will always be Al-Hindiyyah’s most trusted leutenant.

 

[BouncerGuy]

LOL.... Indians jumping up and down at this... Diplomatic statement... Nothing else.

 

[Hitman]

LOL.... Indians jumping up and down at this... Diplomatic statement... Nothing else.

Any diplomatic statement in favor of Pakistan?

 

[Bhaijaan]

@Rana

 

[BouncerGuy]

Any diplomatic statement in favor of Pakistan?

First show me a statement for Iranian governament, not an embassy in india???

 

[BouncerGuy]

Any diplomatic statement in favor of Pakistan?

Any diplomatic statement in favor of Pakistan?

Basde on current stuff,

Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam expressed on Wednesday deep gratitude to the people and government of Pakistan for their unwavering support and solidarity with Iran in the face of Israeli aggression.

Iranian envoy thanks Pakistan for support against Israeli aggression

He said that Iran succeeded in forcing a powerful and aggressive enemy into a ceasefire, marking a significant and memorable moment in Iranian history.

www.samaa.tv

 

[Rajdeep]

Iran caught many Indian spies.

What kind of support did Indian provide on the other side? LMAO.

India is such a snake.

Actually Iran realized who is real snake after a certain country nominated trump for nobel peace prize.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Basde on current stuff,

Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam expressed on Wednesday deep gratitude to the people and government of Pakistan for their unwavering support and solidarity with Iran in the face of Israeli aggression.

Iranian envoy thanks Pakistan for support against Israeli aggression

He said that Iran succeeded in forcing a powerful and aggressive enemy into a ceasefire, marking a significant and memorable moment in Iranian history.

www.samaa.tv

Seemed like he was forced to say a few words by local press after Iranian embassy (under the command of the supreme leader) formally thanked the people of Al Hindiyyah on their own.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Seemed like he was forced to say a few words by local press after Iranian embassy (under the command of the supreme leader) formally thanked the people of Al Hindiyyah on their own.

Yeah everything is forced when someone praises Pakistan...When it comes to india, it is all natural and LOVE LOVE.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Yeah everything is forced when someone praises Pakistan...When it comes to india, it is all natural and LOVE LOVE.

Yeap agreed it is very similar to Pakistan being always innocent when terror incidents like Mumbai, Pathankot, Pahalgam etc happen...

 

[IMMY69]

Like I said, another thread created that proves how insecure they are

 

[BouncerGuy]

Yeap agreed it is very similar to Pakistan being always innocent when terror incidents like Mumbai, Pathankot, Pahalgam etc happen...

Prove with facts instead of your imaginations...

 

[Bhaijaan]

Like I said, another thread created that proves how insecure they are

If Iranians value as Hindustanis so much let it be. They love Bollywood.

 

[Rana]

Khumeni is a wise man.

I am sure he knows Indians are not his supporters. Especially how they have oppressed the Muslims of Kashmir.

 

[Rana]

Khumeni will know that:

-Modi sees himself as a bootleg version of Netanyahu

-India sees and treats IOK the way Israel treats Palestine


A snake will always be a snake.

 

[Bhaijaan]

@Rana @BouncerGuy

 

[Romali_rotti]

Prove with facts instead of your imaginations...

And here we go folks, back to excuses.

Even Osama was not living in Pakistan...

 

[BouncerGuy]

And here we go folks, back to excuses.

Even Osama was not living in Pakistan...

lol....
usama is dead, many years ago...still obsessed with him??

THREAD IS ABOUT IRAN AND INDIA HERE... STOP DERAILING THE THREAD NOW.

 

[Romali_rotti]

lol....
usama is dead, many years ago...still obsessed with him??

THREAD IS ABOUT IRAN AND INDIA HERE... STOP DERAILING THE THREAD NOW.

Bro, relax. I am just pulling your leg.

I agree, on PP Pakistan can do no wrong, always innocent and lose no wars.

 

[Rana]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1937865431471009792

@DeadlyVenom @topspin @mominsaigol @sweep_shot @shaz619 @IronShield @Boyka @IAJ

 

[BouncerGuy]

NO PERSONAL REMARKS PLEASE

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

1. You don't speak for the Iranians
2. You didn't raze any masjids in Iran. If Hindustanis did, then maybe we can have a comparative discussion.
3. Your vast majority of Santanis hate Muslims originating from Afghanistan and Iran who raped and pillaged Bharat for centuries, so there is that part as well.
4. Claiming any brotherhood with Iranians is a political/regional/economic compromise like Indian cabbies/IT workers working in Gulf states yet posting Islamophobic comments on social media 24/7.

This is the truth of it. Unfortunately hindutva hatred of Muslims is seen in their own country where Muslims are only accepted if they adopt hindutva culture as superior and disregard their own religious laws to prove it.

Iran itself has been at odds with the Sunni world so for them it is also politic to keep hindutvas onside. They are a sectarian nation at the end of the day and we have to bear that in mind when judging any statements at the end of the day.

 

[sweep_shot]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1937865431471009792

@DeadlyVenom @topspin @mominsaigol @sweep_shot @shaz619 @IronShield @Boyka @IAJ

These sanghis are disgaceful and comical.

Cringe overloaded.

 

[shaz619]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1937865431471009792

@DeadlyVenom @topspin @mominsaigol @sweep_shot @shaz619 @IronShield @Boyka @IAJ

The tiny pencils at it again bah gawd

 

[RexRex]

Why has Iran not thanked @Rana for his tireless contributions on PP during the war ?

All that work for nothing. You deserve more, brudda

 

[Rana]

Why has Iran not thanked @Rana for his tireless contributions on PP during the war ?

All that work for nothing. You deserve more, brudda

They’ve offered me a something which you won’t like to hear.

 

[RexRex]

They’ve offered me a something which you won’t like to hear.

Part-time war correspondent at the TehranTimes ?

 

[Bhaijaan]

Why has Iran not thanked @Rana for his tireless contributions on PP during the war ?

All that work for nothing. You deserve more, brudda

He feels hurt.
Not showing it but he’s not the same ever since Iranians decided to show more pyar mohobbat to Hindustanis like us who didn’t even support Iran as passionately.

Honestly it’s unfair. But life is unfair itself. Understand the pain and trauma of a man who’s best hope in cricket has been Babar Azam, best hope in Air defense a Chinese HQ09 and best hope in leadership Shahbaz Sharif.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

He feels hurt.
Not showing it but he’s not the same ever since Iranians decided to show more pyar mohobbat to Hindustanis like us who didn’t even support Iran as passionately.

Honestly it’s unfair. But life is unfair itself. Understand the pain and trauma of a man who’s best hope in cricket has been Babar Azam, best hope in Air defense a Chinese HQ09 and best hope in leadership Shahbaz Sharif.

At least the best hope in leadership wasn't Bilawal Bhutto. You could have really nailed him to the wall with a bit more thought.

 

[Bhaijaan]

At least the best hope in leadership wasn't Bilawal Bhutto. You could have really nailed him to the wall with a bit more thought.

Rana is dear to me.
I couldn’t do it to him. I’m not Khamenei

 

[Cricket Warrior]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1937865431471009792

@DeadlyVenom @topspin @mominsaigol @sweep_shot @shaz619 @IronShield @Boyka @IAJ

hahahhahaha i really cant stop laughing

 

[Bhaijaan]

@Rana

https://twitter.com/x/status/1943954448130486422

 

[Bhaijaan]

Iranians not accepting this sort of fake Pakistani Chinese propaganda

https://twitter.com/x/status/1943955600552915172

Low level trolls.

Can’t protect their country from missiles but wanna act clever on the internet.

 

[emranabbas]

Iran thanked Pakistan and several other countries too, nothing to chest-thump about.

In fact, it's embarrassing for India that despite openly backing Israel's due to their anti-Muslim stance, Iran still extended gratitude . That alone should be a moment of reflection, not pride.

 

[RexRex]

@Rana

https://twitter.com/x/status/1943954448130486422

Rana with his sock puppet accounts on X has started annoying the iranians now. Give it a rest @Rana

 

[Devadwal]

Iran is finally doing what they should have done much before. They are exposing Pakistanis who spread the fake propaganda.

 

[Rana]

@Rana

https://twitter.com/x/status/1943954448130486422

Why are your friends @Devadwal and @Rajdeep posing as Israeli’s on social media?

And @deltexas a spokesperson of Mossad?

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Iranians not accepting this sort of fake Pakistani Chinese propaganda

https://twitter.com/x/status/1943955600552915172

Low level trolls.

Can’t protect their country from missiles but wanna act clever on the internet.

How do we know that Iran in India is not a fake site?

 

[Bhaijaan]

@Rana @DeadlyVenom @Cpt. Rishwat

Sanatan lives in Iranian hearts

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945339236883771622

 

[DeadlyVenom]

@Rana @DeadlyVenom @Cpt. Rishwat

Sanatan lives in Iranian hearts

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945339236883771622

India had a lot of soft power via Bollywood. For some reason despite its low quality cheesiness it made major impacts in the region. I've met people from Bangladesh and Nepal who only learned to speak Hindi/Urdu by watching Bollywood. Personally I've not quite grasped the facsination but to each their own.
Unfortunately in your quest to show a tougher side of India you guys have torn into your own soft power. Right wing Indians seem to have honed in on Bollywood as a source of liberal weakness. To compensate the films seem to have lurched further to the right and alienated it's global audience.

 

[Bhaijaan]

India had a lot of soft power via Bollywood. For some reason despite its low quality cheesiness it made major impacts in the region. I've met people from Bangladesh and Nepal who only learned to speak Hindi/Urdu by watching Bollywood. Personally I've not quite grasped the facsination but to each their own.
Unfortunately in your quest to show a tougher side of India you guys have torn into your own soft power. Right wing Indians seem to have honed in on Bollywood as a source of liberal weakness. To compensate the films seem to have lurched further to the right and alienated it's global audience.

American soft power has grown in the last few decades and has overshadowed Indian soft power because American movies have global domination worthy budgets but our budgets are rising too and we are coming out with some great movies every year.

Ramayana Duology has a 500 million dollar budget. It will blow away the international audience with never seen before story telling VFX in the history of cinema. The story of Raam is the greatest Indian story ever.