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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Rajya Sabha on March 24, 2026. (Photo: Screen grab of the video posted by PM Modi on X) |
New Delhi, March 24, 2026:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Rajya Sabha today, presenting the Government's position on the situation arising from the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
Noting that the war, which has been raging for over three weeks, has precipitated a severe global energy crisis with deeply worrying implications for India, PM Modi pointed out that the conflict is disrupting India's trade routes and affecting the routine supply of essential commodities such as petrol, diesel, gas, and fertilizers.
Highlights of PM Modi’s Address
Many ships from around the world are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, a very large number of Indian crew members are among them, this is also a major cause of concern for India.
In such a critical situation, it is essential that a united voice of peace and dialogue goes out to the entire world from this Upper House of India's Parliament.
Around one crore Indians live and work in the Gulf countries, the safety of their lives and livelihoods is also a very big concern for India.
More than three weeks have passed since this war began in West Asia, this war has created a serious energy crisis across the entire world.
Attacks on commercial ships and disruption of international waterways like the Strait of Hormuz is unacceptable.
India has condemned attacks on civilians, on civil infrastructure, and on energy and transport-related infrastructure.
Since the start of the war, I have held two rounds of phone conversations with the heads of state of most countries in West Asia.
We are in constant touch with all the Gulf countries, we are also in contact with Iran, Israel, and the United States.
Our goal is to restore peace in the region through dialogue and diplomacy.
We have also discussed de-escalation and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz with them.
India is making continuous efforts, through diplomacy, to ensure the safe passage of Indian ships even in this atmosphere of war.
Since the war began, the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz has become very challenging, but despite these adverse circumstances, our government is trying to find way forward through dialogue and diplomacy.
The effort is to ensure that oil and gas supplies reach India from wherever possible, the country is witnessing the results of every such effort.
In the past few days, ships carrying crude oil and LPG have arrived in India from many countries around the world, our efforts in this direction will continue in the coming days.
The fundamentals of our economy are strong, the government is closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation.
The government is working with a strategy to address every impact in the short term, medium term, and long term.
The government has made the necessary preparations to ensure an adequate supply of fertilizers.
The government is making continuous efforts to ensure that farmers do not bear the burden of any crisis.
I would like to reassure
the farmers of the country once again that the government stands with them to
resolve every challenge.