Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) today, 1 April, to review the evolving situation due to the ongoing war in West Asia. The meeting will be held at 7 pm, according news agency ANI
In the last CCS meeting held on 22 March, PM Narendra Modi said the conflict is an evolving situation, and the entire world is affected in some form. He said that, in such a situation, all efforts must be made to safeguard the citizens from the impact of this conflict.
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is India's highest decision-making body on national security, strategic matters, and defence expenditure. It frequently meets to address critical issues like regional wars,, border threats, and to secure supply chains for essential commodities and energy.
The committee is chaired by PM Modi and includes the Ministers of Defence, Finance, Home Affairs, and External Affairs.
The meeting comes as the Iran war involving US and Israeli forces enters its second month, with fresh polling indicating growing unease among Americans over the prolonged hostilities.
Tensions escalated following the killing of 86-year-old Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the military strikes on 28 February.
In such a situation, all efforts must be made to safeguard the citizens from the impact of this conflict.
In retaliation, Iran targeted Israeli and US assets across several Gulf countries, causing further disruptions to the waterway and impacting international energy markets as well as global economic stability, disrupting trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
On 27 March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of states and Union Territories to review preparedness in light of the emerging situation arising out of the ongoing war in West Asia and its potential impact on India.
During the virtual meeting, the prime minister said that India has prior experience in dealing with similar global disruption, a government statement said. He also recalled the collective response during the COVID-19 pandemic six years ago, when the Centre and states worked together as “Team India” to mitigate the impact on supply chains, trade, and daily life, the statement said.
US President Donald Trump will address the nation on 2 April to provide an ‘important’ update on Iran, White House said on Wednesday. The address will be delivered at 9 pm US time Thursday (6.30 AM IST). White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
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“Tomorrow night at 9 pm ET, President Trump will give an address to the nation to provide an important update on Iran,” she wrote.
Hours before White House announcement, Trump said the military could end its Iran offensive in two to three weeks and would shift responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz to countries that rely on it for oil and shipping. Tehran, the US President said, did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the war to end.