Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West Asia

• Whole-of-government response by India to safeguard energy security, supply chains and citizens amid escalating West Asia conflict (2026), coordinated through an Inter-Ministerial Group on West Asia (IGoM) headed by the Raksha Mantri.
• Touches three UPSC-relevant strands: energy security (crude/LPG/gas via Strait of Hormuz), diaspora protection (seafarer & worker repatriation), and macro-fiscal management (excise relief, supply-chain resilience).