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Asia’s gas lifeline runs through the Strait of Hormuz, with a significant share of regional gas demand dependent on this critical route. Disruptions in the passage are now constraining flows and tightening supply across the region.

Fuel on fire across the Gulf. Following Israel’s strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field, Iran has targeted energy infrastructure across the region, hitting refineries and key export hubs, including Ras Laffan, escalating risks to global energy supply chains.

Since the start of the West Asia conflict, Qatar’s LNG exports have fallen below 2008 levels as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz halted operations. Iran’s recent strike on facilities at Ras Laffan further deepens the disruption, worsening an already strained global gas supply.

Iran has attacked multiple LNG facilities at Ras Laffan in Qatar, the world’s largest LNG export hub. The strike threatens supplies to Asia, which depends heavily on Qatari LNG, raising risks to supply availability and pushing gas prices upward.

West Bengal continues to lag behind Tamil Nadu, with widening gaps in per capita income, GST revenue and GSDP. The steady expansion of these gaps signals a sustained erosion in West Bengal’s economic momentum and growth trajectory.

Since FY15, reforms under the Modi government strengthened fiscal discipline, and despite Covid and global supply disruptions, enabled a calibrated consolidation that has brought the deficit back toward pre-pandemic levels while sustaining growth.

At least five vessels, which departed from Russia, have turned back from the South China Sea and are now headed towards India, carrying critical volumes of crude. Another diplomatic win for the Modi Government.

Since FY12, when the TMC assumed power in West Bengal, the economic gap with Gujarat has widened sharply, with Gujarat consistently outpacing across key indicators, signalling a deepening and sustained divergence in growth trajectories.

Rajya Sabha elections for 37 seats concluded with 26 candidates elected unopposed, while polling was held for 11 seats across Bihar, Odisha and Haryana on March 17. NDA bags 22 seats, taking its total strength comfortably past the majority mark in the Upper House.

In 2021, AIADMK+ secured over 40% vote share in 121 Assembly seats, including 14 constituencies where it crossed 50%. This suggests a closely contested electoral landscape where even a modest swing in favour of AIADMK+ could reshape outcomes in the upcoming election.

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu election, DMK+ crossed 50% vote share in 56 of 234 seats. But in 130 seats, it remained in the 40–50% range in direct alliance contests. With TVK now in the race, even marginal vote shifts could turn these seats into battlegrounds.

West Bengal’s 294-seat Assembly will go to polls in two phases on April 23 and April 29, covering 152 and 142 seats respectively. In 2021, BJP performed strongly across North Bengal, while TMC secured a decisive advantage in the constituencies voting in the second phase.

As highlighted by PM Modi at the NXT Summit, India’s growth journey since 2014 reflects scale, speed, self-reliance and resilience. The past decade marks India’s great growth leap, powering its rise among the world’s fastest-growing major economies on the path to Viksit Bharat.

Crude prices are surging as disruptions hit oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran-US-Israel conflict. It is the latest reminder that oil markets are shaped by global shocks and disruptions, from sanctions and pandemics to wars and shipping blockages.

Scaling clean power, reducing import dependence. Modi government’s push for indigenous renewables and nuclear power is boosting non-fossil capacity and easing India’s reliance on imported fuels. With the ongoing Gulf crisis and tariff disruptions, the strategy looks prescient.

India’s clean energy push is paying off. Under PM Modi, non-fossil energy capacity has expanded rapidly, with solar leading the way. His foresight in accelerating renewables and expanding nuclear power is strengthening India’s strategic energy position amid global disruptions.

India has rapidly scaled up its installed renewable energy capacity under the Modi government, reducing dependence on conventional energy imports. As the ongoing Gulf crisis disrupts global markets, this clean energy push is reinforcing India’s energy security and resilience.

As the Gulf conflict disrupts global energy markets, India’s solar push shows its value. PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is driving rooftop solar adoption, powering homes with clean energy and accelerating India’s transition to a more secure and sustainable energy future.

Iran has struck the Ruwais oil refinery in the UAE, bringing one of the Gulf’s largest refining hubs into the conflict. The crisis is now no longer just about shipping through Hormuz, but about the safety of energy infrastructure across West Asia.