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India to Iran: No permission needed — Navy deploys 7 warships to protect vital oil routes
India has drawn a firm line against Iran’s pressure tactics in the Strait of Hormuz.
New Delhi made its position clear: the strait is an international waterway under UNCLOS rules. No permits, no crew disclosures, no “protection fees” for Indian vessels.
The Indian Navy has launched Operation “Urja Suraksha,” deploying seven frontline warships, including destroyers, across the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
The mission is straightforward: escort Indian oil and LNG shipments safely through high-risk waters.
No posturing, no hesitation—just strategic autonomy backed by force. India is placing its navy exactly where its energy security is at stake.……………
Thats a nuclear armed nation making a pretty clear position. Will China do the same? India is nominally self sufficient for food, and does not have as heavy a reliance on fertiliser as China has. China's official figures on self sufficiency do not add up, and given the Emperors irritation with bad news, that is hardly surprising. China is twice as dependent on fertiliser as India... per hectare of arable land, and that doesn't sound like a good place to be if the supply of fertiliser gets spiked.
Interesting state of play; one islamic nation being unfriendly with their neighbours, and with India (3rd largest muslim population after Indonesia and Pakistan), China, Japan getting messed up, Vlad's oil tanks turned into BBQ pits, Europe/UK needing to think again about exploration, Venezuela oil being.... whatever that is now, and the US while nominally self sufficient already taking a sip from the SPR. Interesting times.
If Bibi and The Don get out of this monumental mess with a sudden breakout of peace... then perhaps it would be worthy of a FIFA Pizza Pie or whatever it is they gave.