NEW DELHI : A high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was held in the Parliament, with the country’s top ministers and security officials in attendance. The meeting reviewed the evolving situation in West Asia crisis and its implications for India’s energy security and fuel supplies, sources said.
Among those attending the meeting were Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and Union ministers- Shri Piyush Goyal, Shri Kiren Rijiju and Shri JP Nadda. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal were also present.
National Security Adviser Shri Ajit Doval also attended the meeting, along with other senior government and security officials.
According to sources, the discussions were focused on the rapidly evolving situation in West Asia and its potential impact on India’s imports of crude oil, petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and other critical energy supplies.
The security meeting also reviewed the country’s energy preparedness and contingency measures to ensure uninterrupted supplies in the event of any further escalation in the region.
The presence of the country’s top security, diplomatic, economic and energy leadership underscores the seriousness with which New Delhi is monitoring developments in West Asia, a region that accounts for a significant share of India’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports.
