India

Indian on board ship captured by Iran speaks to family: ‘Have enough food, doing duties as usual’

The ship’s capture comes amid tensions between Israel and Iran, which escalated following an Israeli airstrike on April 1 on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, killing 16 people, including senior officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

India

Amid anxiety for Indians in Israel, Delhi to wait and watch before sending next batch of workers

India had on April 2 sent a first batch of 65 citizens to Israel as part of an agreement between the two countries for a total of 1,500 Indian citizens to be flown to the country this month to be employed as construction workers.

India

Ties with Iran and Israel, India calls for ‘de-escalation, step back from violence’

The West Asia region contributes to 80 per cent of India’s oil supplies. When India has been able to minimise the impact of oil prices due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war by buying Russian oil at discounted rates, this conflict could hit energy prices.