
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) today, April 1, to review the evolving situation in the wake of the ongoing war in West Asia. According to the ANI agency, the meeting will take place at 7 p.m
In the last CCS meeting held on March 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the conflict is an evolving situation and the whole world is affected in some form. He said that in such a situation, every effort must be made to protect citizens from the effects of this conflict.
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is India’s highest decision-making body on national security, strategic affairs and defense spending. It often meets to address critical issues such as regional wars, border threats and securing supply chains for essential commodities and energy.
The committee is chaired by PM Modi and its members include the ministers of defence, finance, home affairs and external affairs.
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The meeting comes as the Iran war involving US and Israeli forces enters its second month, with new polls suggesting growing concern among Americans about the long-running hostilities.
Tensions escalated after the killing of Iran’s 86-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameneiin military strikes on February 28.
In such a situation, every effort must be made to protect citizens from the effects of this conflict.
In retaliation, Iran targeted Israeli and American assets across several countries Persian Gulf countriescausing further disruption to the waterway and affecting international energy markets as well as global economic stability and disrupting trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
On 27 March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with Chief Ministers and Governors of States and Union Territories to review preparedness in light of the emerging situation arising out of ongoing war in West Asia and its potential impact on India.
During the virtual meeting, the prime minister said India has previous experience in dealing with similar global disruptions, a government statement said. He also recalled the collective response during The covid-19 pandemic six years ago, when the Center and states worked together as “Team India” to mitigate the impact on supply chains, trade and daily life, the statement said.
president of the usa Donald Trump will address the nation on April 2 to provide an “important” update on Iran, the White House said Wednesday. The address will be delivered on Thursday at 9:00 PM US Time (6:30 AM IST). It was announced by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
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“Tomorrow night at 9:00 PM ET, President Trump will deliver a speech to the nation to provide important information about Iran,” she wrote.
Hours before the White House announcement, Trump said the military could end its Iranian offensive in two to three weeks and shift responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz to countries that depend on it for oil and shipping. Tehran, president of the usa he said, he didn’t have to make a deal as a prerequisite to ending the war.





