New Delhi, March 22 -- India's silence over the destruction of Iran will destroy the country's economic future and respect before the world, senior advocate and Rajya Sabha lawmaker Kapil Sibal said on Saturday, criticising the government's stand on the conflict in West Asia. "While people are being killed and targeted, India is silent. May I say that this silence is actually very eloquent? This silence tells us that we are on the side of those who have attacked Iran," Sibal said, during a press conference in the national capital. He pointed out that while the argument made in favour of the government's silence concerns India's trade dependence on the US, trade itself is not possible without energy and crude oil, which is largely sourced fr...