Inter-Ministerial Briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia

• Whole-of-government coordination mechanism activated in 2026 to insulate India from a West Asia / Gulf crisis affecting crude oil, LPG, shipping lanes and the Indian diaspora.
• Convened across MEA, MoPNG, Ministry of Ports Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) etc.; output is periodic PIB-published situation reports.
• For aspirants: a live case study of energy security, diaspora protection, federal-state coordination and the Strait of Hormuz dependency — touches GS-II (foreign policy, diaspora) and GS-III (energy, internal security/economy).