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As Fire Rages in the Gulf, India Rethinks Its Energy Compass

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As Fire Rages in the Gulf, India Rethinks Its Energy Compass

By Pallab Bhattacharya For: www.newscript.co.in New Delhi: The dramatic escalation in Middle Eastern tensions—sparked by the June 22 U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities—has reverberated well beyond the deserts of the Gulf. For India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, the flashpoint is not just geopolitical—it is existential. As Tehran threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz, India faces the spectre of disruption to nearly half of its oil and LNG supplies. The 39-kilometre-wide maritime corridor between Iran and Oman may soon define the energy security doctrine of South Asia’s biggest economy. The numbers are sobering. Approximately 40–45% of India’s crude oil imports and 50% of LNG cargoes pass through Hormuz, feeding one of the world’s fastest-growing economies...

Oil Crisis Looms: India Faces Energy and Trade Turbulence Amid Middle East War

By Pallab Bhattacharya As the Middle East plunges deeper into conflict after U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, the spectre of a global oil crisis is no longer hypothetical. For India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, the fallout is immediate and multidimensional—threatening not only energy security but also trade, inflation, and regional connectivity. Strategic Chokepoints Under Threat The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Iran’s southern coast, has become the world’s most-watched geopolitical flashpoint. Roughly 20% of global oil and a third of LNG flows pass through this corridor. For India, the stakes are acute: more than half of its crude oil imports and nearly 70% of its natural gas needs transit this route. Any disruption—whether from Iranian threats ...

US Airstrikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites Shatter a Fragile Deterrent

In the most consequential American military action in the Middle East in over a decade, the United States has struck three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities, dramatically expanding a conflict that had until now largely been waged in the shadows. The pre-dawn aerial bombardment, reportedly conducted by B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, targeted the Fordow uranium enrichment complex, the Natanz centrifuge facility, and a site near Isfahan. The Pentagon confirmed the strikes were aimed at “strategic containment” of Iran’s nuclear capability. Fordow Nuclear Site: The Strike’s Epicenter Fordow, buried under 80 meters of reinforced rock near Qom, has long been a cornerstone of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Intelligence leaks indicated uranium enrichment at Fordow had reached 83.7% purity, danger...