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News India Live, Digital Desk: The fierce war that broke out between America and Iran on the global stage has created a huge fuel crisis in the entire world. The direct impact of this geopolitical turmoil and oil shortage is visible on India’s neighboring countries. Many countries including Sri Lanka and Nepal have extended their hands to India for uninterrupted supply of fuel. But the most shocking name in this entire incident is that of Maldives. The tone of the Maldivian government, which was spewing venom against India by giving the slogan of ‘India Out’ before coming to power, has now completely changed and it is pleading with India for oil.
Muizzu government shocked, India is shown as ‘true friend’ in crisis Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu, who had fiercely opposed India in his election campaign and had ordered the withdrawal of Indian troops, is now completely on the backfoot. Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has officially confirmed that the Maldives government has approached India for the supply of petroleum products on both short-term and long-term basis. It is noteworthy that Maldives usually buys most of its fuel from Oman, but due to the war its supply chain has been broken. Maldives, which is dependent on tourism, is also facing economic crisis due to the huge impact on flights. The situation of compulsion is such that now Muizzu has started openly calling India his ‘trusted partner’.
India became a ‘troubleshooter’ for its neighbors, continuously sending oil to these countries In this global fuel crisis, India is acting as a big savior for its neighbours. As the world’s fourth largest refiner, India has been continuously supplying fuel to Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka under its commercial agreements. As far as Maldives’ demand is concerned, the Ministry of External Affairs has made it clear that India is considering this request of Maldives only after carefully assessing its domestic availability and its own energy needs.
Tension on Hormuz waterway: India’s roar echoed in Britain’s general meeting About 20 percent of the total world oil and LNG trade passes through the narrow ‘Strait of Hormuz’ bordering Iran. Amidst the blockade of this important sea route, a big meeting of more than 60 countries was organized in Britain, in which India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri presented the country’s side with full force. He bluntly said that India is the only country to lose the lives of its sailors in the attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf. Amidst the looming threat to energy security, India has made it clear that the only way out of this war crisis is through diplomacy and mutual dialogue. It is a matter of relief that in the meantime Iran has assured India that no harm will be caused to India’s friends (ships) passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
