Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West Asia

• Government of India's inter-ministerial response to the 2026 West Asia escalation (Iran–Israel–US confrontation) covering energy security, maritime/port operations, and consular evacuation.
• Anchored in the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint — through which ~20% of global crude, gas and LPG flows — and India's heavy LPG import dependence.
• UPSC relevance: intersects GS-II (India & neighbourhood, diaspora), GS-III (energy security, internal security of sea lanes), and current-affairs prelims hooks on schemes & numbers.