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PM Modi, addressing the Lok Sabha connected Monday (March 23, 2026) connected cardinal aspects of the ongoing West Asia conflict, termed the prevailing concern successful West Asia “worrisome” arsenic it is having a precise adverse interaction connected the planetary system and the livelihoods of people.
“The existent concern successful West Asia is worrisome. This situation has been going connected for much than 3 weeks, having a precise adverse interaction connected the planetary system and connected people’s lives. The full satellite is urging each parties to resoluteness this situation arsenic rapidly arsenic possible,” PM Modi said.
He besides said that cargo question done the Strait of Hormuz has been a situation from the opening of the war, yet the authorities is ensuring that state and substance supplies stay the slightest affected.
“We each cognize that India imports 60% of its LPG needs. Due to uncertain supply, the authorities is prioritising home supply. LPG accumulation successful the state is besides being increased,” helium said.
PM Modi besides said that the Parliament of India should nonstop a agreed dependable connected the West Asia situation and added, “As acold arsenic diplomacy is concerned, India’s relation is reasonably wide adding that authorities has been advocating de-escalation of the ongoing warfare betwixt Israel-U.S. and Iran.”
“Dialogue and diplomacy are solutions to West Asia crisis, our efforts are aimed astatine reducing tensions and ending conflict,” helium noted. “The concern arising retired of this warfare is going to beryllium felt for a agelong time. We request to beryllium prepared and stay united,” Mr. Modi added.
“Certain elements effort to instrumentality vantage of the concern and that’s wherefore instrumentality and bid needs to beryllium monitored carefully,” helium noted.
The Congress connected Monday (March 23, 2026) suggested that India pb bid talks successful West Asia, and besides called connected Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pass citizens of the steps being taken to tackle LPG shortages and rising inflation.
PM Modi besides said that since the struggle began, each Indian successful the affected areas has been provided with indispensable assistance.
“I person spoken with astir of the heads of authorities successful West Asia implicit the telephone successful 2 rounds. And they person each assured the information of Indians,” helium said.
Unfortunately, the Prime Minister said, immoderate radical person mislaid their lives, and immoderate person been injured successful the conflict.
“Help is being provided to the affected families,” PM Modi noted.
PM Modi connected fertilizer, vigor crisis
Talking astir the interaction of the warfare connected agriculture, Mr. Modi said that the authorities has made capable arrangements for fertilizers. He claimed that authorities didn’t let the interaction of Covid to beryllium felt by farmers. The Prime Minister assured the farmers of India that the authorities volition bash everything imaginable to assistance them.
PM Modi besides remarked connected the vigor situation successful Parliament saying that, successful the past decade, India has prepared for times of situation similar this by prioritising retention of crude oil.
“Today, India has 53 lakh metric tonnes of strategical reserve petrol. The state is moving connected reserves of 56 lakh metric tonnes available. This is abstracted from the lipid companies’ reserves. Our refining capableness has besides notably grown successful the past 11 years,” helium added.
On the West Asia conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Because of specified efforts, galore of our ships that were stranded successful the Strait of Hormuz person besides arrived successful India. Due to ethanol blending, we are redeeming the import of astir 4.5 crore barrels of lipid each year.… pic.twitter.com/MaURhm7jvC
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2026(With inputs from PTI)
