Khamenei’s funeral and the test of India’s strategic autonomy
5 min readJul 6, 2026 05:51 PM IST First published on: Jul 6, 2026 at 05:50 PM IST Ayatollah Syed Ali Hosseini Khamenei was laid to rest in Tehran on Friday. As Iran’s Supreme Leader, Khamenei occupied a position of immense political and spiritual authority across the Shia world. India’s decision to be represented at…