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India’s armed forces have intensified joint military training and expanded their maritime footprint across the Indian Ocean region, signalling a broader push to strengthen operational readiness and regional partnerships as global security tensions rise. Image Via: Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) In the Nicobar Islands , the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) conducted a tri-services training exercise involving integrated air, land and sea operations, with assault troops supported by air and surface assets. The command said the drills were aimed at sharpening operational capability across multiple domains. “ANC continues its alignment towards professional excellence by conducting tri-services training at Nicobar Islands in coordination with troops from mainland formations,” the command said, adding that the exercise strengthened “jointmanship, interoperability and combat readiness of multi-service assault troops.” The drills are significant because the Andaman and Nicobar Comman...

India has intensified evacuation and transit arrangements for its citizens across West Asia as the widening regional war continues to disrupt air routes and civilian movement, with hundreds of Indian nationals leaving Lebanon and Qatar in coordinated repatriation efforts over the past 24 hours. The Embassy of India in Beirut confirmed that 177 Indian nationals departed Lebanon for New Delhi on a second repatriation flight arranged by their employer company, as Indian missions across the region accelerate assistance to citizens seeking to return home. Image Source: MEA India/Embassy Concerned “The second repatriation flight, arranged by their employer company, carrying 177 Indian nationals departed Beirut today for Delhi,” the embassy said, adding that “Team India in Beirut remains committed to extend best possible assistance to Indian nationals in Lebanon.” The movement comes amid escalating military activity across the Middle East and West Asia that has disrupted civilian aviation r...

India is confronting the domestic consequences of a war it did not start, with the government moving on multiple fronts—energy supply, maritime safety, diplomacy and public communication—to contain the ripple effects of the escalating conflict in West Asia and the effective disruption of the Strait of Hormuz . Representational Image Source: IndianTech&Infra on X At the government’s fourth inter-ministerial briefing since March 11 , officials outlined an increasingly coordinated national response designed to stabilise energy supplies, protect Indian citizens abroad and prevent panic at home. The briefing brought together senior officials from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting , reflecting how deeply the war has begun to intersect with India’s economic and security interests. The government’s most immediate challenge has been managing public anxiety over ...

U.S. President Donald Trump called on multiple countries to send naval forces to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and prompted an immediate escalation from Tehran, which warned civilians to evacuate major ports in the United Arab Emirates and mocked Washington’s appeal as “ begging ” for help. Image Source: drpezeshkian on X Trump said countries affected by Iran’s disruption of the vital oil route should join the United States in securing the waterway, writing that “many countries” would send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz “open and safe.” He said he hoped nations including China, France, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom would deploy ships to the region as part of a broader international effort.  The statement marked the first time Trump publicly suggested that the United States may require international naval support to restore shipping through the strait, one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints for energy trade. Iran reacted within moment...

Two Indian nationals were killed and ten others injured in an attack in the Omani port city of Sohar on Friday, as the widening West Asia war continued to claim civilian victims far beyond the battlefield, the Government of India said during its third inter-ministerial briefing on the crisis. The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that the victims were among a group of workers caught in the incident early in Sohar, a major industrial and port hub in Oman. Officials said 11 people were injured in the attack, including 10 Indians, with five already discharged from hospital and five still receiving treatment. None of the injured currently under care were reported to have serious injuries. File Photo: Sohar Port and Freezone; Via: Oman News Agency on X MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India had lost two nationals in the attack and expressed condolences to their families. “We lost two Indian nationals today in an attack in Sohar, Oman in the ongoing conflict in West Asia.  Se...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced the United States into one of the most unusual energy policy positions of the modern sanctions era: simultaneously tightening pressure on Iranian oil while temporarily loosening restrictions on Russian crude in order to prevent a global supply shock. The U.S. Treasury’s General License 134, issued on March 12 — the thirteenth day of the expanding Iran war — allows the delivery and sale of Russian crude and petroleum products that were already loaded on vessels before that date and are now stranded at sea. The authorization runs until April 11 and permits the transactions needed to complete those shipments, including docking, insurance, bunkering, vessel management and related maritime services. Representational Image/File Photo Via: corechaincrypto on X On the surface the measure appears technical, limited and temporary but in reality it reveals something much ...

The United States has issued a temporary sanctions authorization allowing the sale and delivery of Russian crude oil and petroleum products that were already loaded on vessels before March 12, a move Washington says is intended to stabilize global energy markets as the widening West Asia war disrupts supply chains. File Photo: BRICS Info The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced General License 134 , which authorizes transactions necessary for the sale, delivery or offloading of Russian Federation-origin crude oil or petroleum products loaded on vessels on or before 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on March 12, 2026 .  The authorization will remain valid until 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 11, 2026, effectively creating a one-month window for cargoes already at sea to reach buyers. The measure applies even to cargoes carried on vessels that may otherwise fall under U.S. sanctions regimes, provided the oil was already loaded before the cutoff time. ...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman India’s tryst with the West Asia crisis on Thursday completely ceased to be a question of distant war and became, more clearly than before, a test of state capacity, diplomatic balance and political credibility at home. The day’s developments showed a government trying to hold together three fronts at once. Keeping Indian citizens and seafarers alive in an active war zone, preventing a shipping and fuel shock from cascading into panic inside India, and preserving enough diplomatic space to speak to all sides while the conflict itself grows more dangerous and less predictable. Representational Image/File Photo Via Mayank Austen Soofi, @thedelhiwalla on X That larger picture sharpened as Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and made India’s position unusually explicit. As IndianRepublic.in reported , Modi said the safety and security of Indian nationals, along with “the need for unhi...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday as the expanding war in the Middle East continued to threaten regional stability, global energy routes and the safety of foreign nationals. Modi said he discussed the “serious situation in the region” with Pezeshkian and conveyed India’s concerns over the worsening humanitarian and security crisis . Image Source: PM NaMo on X from earlier Iran visit “Expressed deep concern over the escalation of tensions and the loss of civilian lives as well as damage to civilian infrastructure,” Modi said in a statement posted on social media after the conversation. The Indian prime minister said the safety of Indian nationals in the region and uninterrupted global trade and energy flows were central to India’s concerns as the conflict widens. “The safety and security of Indian nationals, along with the need for unhindered transit of goods and energy, remain India’s top priorities,” he said. با رئیس‌جم...