Neelamraju Chandramohan

After Shashi Tharoor now Manish Tewari endorses Bharat’s stand.. Even as Rahul Gandhi, Congress call handling of Iran Israel crisis as a diplomatic failure ; insist we pick sides like they did during Russia Ukraine Now Congress leaders reject what Rahul is saying.. nobody takes Rahul seriously.. Here’s what Manish Tewari has to say after Dr Tharoor (both of whom are well regarded in foreign policy) “What is happening between Israel and Iran and the United States, taking a side, is not about just the Middle East dynamic on its own... Well, it's not our war. We've always been rather marginal players in the greater Middle East..." He also says, "If we are circumspect, I think probably we are doing the right thing, because that is really what strategic autonomy is about, the ability to protect your interests and navigate..."

GOOGLE generated the following information: Based on reports from March 14-17, 2026, two Indian-flagged LPG carriers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz, carrying a cumulative total of 92,700 metric tonnes of LPG.  •Total LPG Carried: 92,700 metric tonnes (each carrying over 46,000 MT). •Duration Met: This amount is equivalent to approximately 1.25 to 1.6 days of India's total cooking gas demand.

So Pakistan has been offered oil at discounted rates from Russia? India was buying almost 40% of its crude from Russia at a discount rate, stopped doing so because Modi was being by blackmailed by the US. Interestingly, we are now buying Russian oil at a premium during the 30 day window ‘allowed’ by the US. Also remember, China has been buying cheaper Russian crude with no protest from the US and now Trump’s newest friend Pakistan may be a beneficiary too! Besides many other things, Modi’s disastrous foreign policy (‘hug’lomacy) has sacrificed our energy security too.