The process of regime change that happened in Baghdad cannot be repeated in Tehran. The distinction between Iraq and Iran is fundamental and not limited to the differences in size and population
Western policy makers and analysts ignore that the original sin of introducing nuclear weapons into West Asia was committed by Israel with French help and US connivance.
Misplaced, indeed highly distorted, public priorities and the ingrained venality of the political class are the root causes of the malaise in the Indian polity.