Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West Asia

• Whole-of-government response by India (led by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and MEA) to supply-chain, energy and citizen-safety risks arising from the 2025–26 West Asia conflict (Iran–Israel escalation).
• Tests India's strategic energy buffers, maritime supply lines via Strait of Hormuz / Bab-el-Mandeb, and diaspora evacuation machinery — high-yield UPSC GS-II & GS-III material.