Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak with the chief ministers of states and Union Territories via video conference on Friday, 27 March, news agency ANI said on Thursday. The virtual meeting scheduled for 6.30 PM will assess the implications of the ongoing war in West Asia for India, especially regarding liquefied petroleum gas and oil…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed Lok Sabha on West Asia conflict and said India has adequate energy supplies to meet domestic needs, even as the war involving Iran poses unprecedented challenges for the country. He added that the government has been working to ensure that supplies of petrol, diesel and gas remain largely…
Iran Israel US War Children Casualties: The increasing war in West Asia is affecting children the most. The United Nations Children’s Agency has warned that the lives of millions of children are in danger due to increasing violence. Meanwhile, while talking about peace, the President of Iran has also put forward some conditions to end…
As many as 28 Indian vessels, carrying 778 seafarers, are currently situated in the Persian Gulf, a government official said on Wednesday. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, detailed in a media briefing that 24 of these ships, with 677 crew members, are located in the western portion…
The West Asia war has impacted oil, weakened currencies and spooked markets, with the Sensex crashing 2,345.89 points to hit its day’s low of 76,573.01, while the Nifty 50 tanked 711 points to 23,739.20. Overall, on 9 March, investors lost ₹12 lakh crore, as market capitalization of BSE-listed firms dropped to nearly ₹438 lakh crore…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Iran-Israel War: The increasing conflict in West Asia has again brought the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important sea routes, into the spotlight. Till now it was considered important mainly for energy supply, but in 2026 it has also emerged as…
“We believe that FPI positioning continues to be light (~3% underweight across global, Asia ex-Japan, emerging markets, and global ex-US funds), which was mainly driven by them using India as a funding market to invest in the likes of Korea, Taiwan, and China,” said Jay Kothari, head of international business, DSP Mutual Fund. Source
India has set up a special control room in view of the current situation in West Asia and the Gulf region, as the conflict in the US-Israel-Iran enters its fifth day. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued emergency contact numbers to assist Indians in the affected area. In a tweet, Randhir Jaiswal, the official…
