Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the Rajya Sabha today on several aspects of the ongoing war in the country Middle East and India’s energy security, news agency ANI reported. This came a day after the Prime Minister spoke on the situation in the Middle East in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
He is speaking in the Chamber of Deputies during the ongoing Budget Session of ParliamentOn Monday, the prime minister said the situation in the Middle East was “disturbing”. He said the Union government had made adequate provision for fertilizers amid concerns over imports due to the conflict in West Asia and said the government had never “allowed the burden of global crises to fall on farmers”.
Prime Minister Modi’s speech to the Lok Sabha came amid escalating tensions in West Asia that have disrupted critical maritime corridors and raised concerns about the safety of Indian citizens in Gulf countries.
Prime Minister Modi touched on India’s stance on the evolving situation, including its diplomatic engagement, regional stability concerns and impact on global energy and trade routesto his address. It was his first in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing budget session of Parliament.
Prime Minister Modi said the crisis in West Asia has been going on for more than three weeks and is having a very adverse impact on the global economy and people’s lives. He said the whole world is urging all parties to resolve this crisis as soon as possible.
On the critical issue of energy supplies, the Prime Minister acknowledged that large quantities of oil, gas, fertilizers and other essentials enter India through the Strait of Hormuz and that shipping through the strait has become very difficult since the war.
What’s the latest on the war in the Middle East?
On 23 March, US President Donald Trump announced that there had been “productive talks” about a “full and complete resolution” of the US-Israeli war with Iran. In response to President Trump’s claims, Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairshowever, he issued a statement denying any such negotiations with Washington, Islamic Republic media reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuhe said he spoke to Donald Trump. In a post on X, Netanyahu said the US president believed there was an “opportunity to use the tremendous successes” of the joint US-Israeli operation to “realize the objectives of the war” by striking a deal with Iran.
The US has set April 9 as a potential end date for the ongoing war with Iran, amid expectations of upcoming talks between the two sides, Israeli media reported on Monday.
The situation in the Middle East is worrying.
The crisis in the Middle East began on February 28, when the US and Israel attacked Iran, triggering the conflict.
The war, now in its fourth week, has already seen several dramatic turning points – the killing of Iran’s supreme leaderAli Khameneithe bombing of a key Iranian gas field and attacks targeting oil and gas facilities and other civilian infrastructure in the Persian Gulf countries.
The conflict has killed more than 2,000 people, rocked the global economy, driven up oil prices and threatened some of the world’s busiest air corridors.
