The Center has called an all-party meeting regarding the impact of increasing tension in West Asia on India. This meeting, chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, has been organized to discuss issues like energy supply and trade.
New Delhi: The central government has called a meeting of all parties today to discuss what impact the increasing tension and war-like situation in West Asia can have on the country. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will preside over this meeting. This meeting is taking place at a time when increasing tensions in the region are expected to have a serious impact on global trade and energy supply.
This all-party meeting will be held today at 5 pm in the Parliament House complex. Apart from Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar is also expected to attend it. At the same time, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is busy in election campaigning in Kerala today, hence he will not participate in this meeting. Issues like impact on the fuel and fertilizer sector and steps taken by India in the event of war will be discussed in the meeting.
Earlier, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh had held a high-level meeting yesterday. In this, India’s defense preparedness was taken stock of the war situation. Many senior officials of the Army and Defense Ministry including Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, General Upendra Dwivedi, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and DRDO Chairman Sameer Kamat were present in this meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also said in Rajya Sabha yesterday that the difficult global situation arising due to tension in West Asia can last for a long time and everyone will have to unite to deal with it. Meanwhile, the Central Government has said that to stop hoarding and black marketing, the Central and State Governments together have intensified investigations across the country. There is also a good news that after crossing the Strait of Hormuz under the protection of the Indian Navy, two Indian LPG tankers ‘Jag Vasant’ and ‘Pine Gas’ will reach Indian ports this week.