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✍️ Written by Saket Suman The war unfolding across West Asia has revealed a brutal strategic truth about the modern global economy that a narrow stretch of water barely 40 kilometers wide can determine whether energy flows, supply chains function and financial markets remain stable. The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and a significant share of global LNG normally passes, has become the geopolitical epicentre of the Iran war and the fault line of the global economy. Representational Image: BRICS Info on X What began as a regional military escalation between Iran, the United States and Israel has now evolved into something far larger. It is now a systemic shock to the global energy system. Shipping disruptions, tanker attacks, and the threat, sometimes explicit, of closure have turned Hormuz from a logistical corridor into a geopolitical weapon. The consequences are already visible. Energy cargoes are bein...

India has ordered households with piped natural gas (PNG) connections to surrender their LPG cooking gas connections as the government intensifies emergency measures to stabilise domestic energy supplies amid the escalating West Asia war and disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz. Representational Image Via: India Info Guide/India&TheWorld In a major step announced Sunday, the government amended the LPG Control Order , mandating that consumers already connected to PNG pipelines must surrender their LPG connections and prohibiting new LPG connections for PNG users , in a move officials said was designed to optimise limited LPG supplies during the crisis. The decision comes as authorities continue to manage the domestic fallout from the regional conflict, which has disrupted energy flows and shipping routes across the Gulf. Officials said the measure aims to “ optimise LPG availability ” by shifting urban consumers toward PNG networks wherever possible, freeing cooking gas sup...

Switzerland has rejected two requests from the United States to allow military reconnaissance aircraft to fly through Swiss airspace in connection with the ongoing war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, the Swiss Federal Council announced. Image Via: zero_hour3 on X The Federal Council , Switzerland’s executive government, said it reviewed multiple U.S. overflight requests for military and state aircraft and decided to deny two requests involving reconnaissance aircraft scheduled for March 15 , citing the country’s neutrality obligations under international law. At the same time, the government approved a maintenance-related flight scheduled for March 17 and authorised two overflight requests for transport aircraft on March 15, stating that those flights were not linked to combat operations. In a statement issued in Bern, the Federal Council said that since February 28 heavy fighting has been taking place in the Middle East and that “war exists between the United States and...

Kuwait International Airport’s radar system was struck by multiple drones on Saturday evening, Kuwaiti civil aviation authorities said, marking another expansion of the regional war into critical civilian infrastructure across the Gulf. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in Kuwait confirmed that the airport had been targeted by several drones that hit the airport’s radar system, though officials said no casualties were reported. Image Source: Clash Report on X In a statement issued through its official spokesperson Abdullah Al-Rajhi , the aviation authority said the situation was handled under emergency procedures already activated due to the ongoing regional crisis. “Kuwait International Airport was subjected to targeting by several drones that struck the airport's radar system,” the statement said, adding that “no human casualties were recorded.” Authorities said the incident was managed “in accordance with the emergency plan in effect since the beginning of the cr...

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...