Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West Asia

• A whole-of-government communication and supply-management exercise launched in early 2026 to insulate Indian energy, shipping, port and consular sectors from spillovers of the West Asia conflict.
• Lead coordinator: Inter-Ministerial Group on West Asia (IGoM) chaired by the Raksha Mantri, with sectoral briefings led by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) and MEA.
• Relevant to UPSC for GS-II (diaspora, India–West Asia relations) and GS-III (energy security, internal logistics, disaster/crisis management).