Perilous Passage
Nearly two-thirds of India's crude oil imports originate in the Gulf region, while thousands of Indian nationals serve aboard merchant vessels operating through these waters, not all of them on Indian-flagged vessels.
Nearly two-thirds of India's crude oil imports originate in the Gulf region, while thousands of Indian nationals serve aboard merchant vessels operating through these waters, not all of them on Indian-flagged vessels.
Flight services are resuming from major Indian cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Kozhikode, Bengaluru and Lucknow.
Disruptions in the Gulf region could trigger shortages across multiple sectors globally.
Making a suo motu statement in Parliament on ‘’The Situation in West Asia’’, he also stated that the government is committed to protecting the interests of the Indian consumer in the backdrop of the implications of this conflict for the country’s energy security.
More than 52,000 Indian nationals have returned home from the Gulf region between March 1 and March 7 as the Government of India continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in West Asia and the Gulf, the Ministry of External Affairs said today.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi amid escalating conflict with Israel and the US.
With the Opposition questioning the Modi government’s stand on the ongoing crisis in West Asia, India on Tuesday reiterated its call for dialogue and diplomacy and strongly raised its voice in favour of an early end to the conflict.
"Our view as per the negotiations with Saudi Arabia is positive," said Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oman has long been to the Middle East what neutral Switzerland is to global diplomacy, balancing ties between two vast neighbours locked in a regional struggle, Saudi Arabia to the west and Iran to the north.
