Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West Asia

• A whole-of-government, inter-ministerial preparedness exercise triggered by the 2026 West Asia conflict, coordinating petroleum, gas, ports and diaspora protection.
• Spearheaded by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) with MEA, Ministry of Ports/Shipping/Waterways, and a Cabinet-level Inter-Ministerial Group of Ministers (IGoM) chaired by the Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri).
• UPSC relevance: energy security, strategic petroleum reserves, India–Gulf relations, diaspora diplomacy, port logistics, federal crisis management.