Doha and India’s LPG: What the Hormuz Terms Mean for Cylinders
LPG imports through Hormuz are where India’s energy exposure sits, and crude oil is the smaller part of it. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural…
Middle East Geopolitics
Bab el-Mandeb Strait vs Strait of Hormuz: The Dual-Chokepoint Crisis Shaking Global Trade
Situated between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is one of the world’s…
Riyadh Airport Attack: Many Wounded in Blast Two Days After Strikes Killed Three
A blast at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on 10 October 2026 wounded many people and halted air traffic, two days after strikes killed…
Black Sea Drone Strike: Two Dead, Cause Still Unconfirmed
Romania has confirmed that a grain ship burned and sank in the Black Sea on 5 October, killing two of its crew. It has not…
Chennai Vladivostok Corridor: India’s Coking Coal Gamble
India declared the Chennai Vladivostok corridor operational in November 2024. A year later Moscow was still “working on activating” it. Why coking coal and east-coast…
Gulf of Kutch Oil Transfers: Oman’s Limit, India’s Risk
wo VLCCs have moved Gulf crude off Gujarat. Oman’s transfer zone now takes nearly 10 days per operation. The Kutch relay is small, but it…
US-Iran War 2026 Explained: What It Changed and Who Won
In late February 2026, the United States and Israel launched an air campaign on Iran that killed its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on the first…
Three US Carrier Strike Groups in the Middle East — and the Missile Gap Behind Them
Key Takeaways Three US carrier strike groups are set to overlap in the Middle East by late November 2026 — the USS Theodore Roosevelt joining…
Flydubai FZ1073: The Threat Was Already in the Cockpit
Key Takeaways Flydubai flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 Max 8 flying Dubai–Tel Aviv on 30 September 2026, was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after the…
Strait of Hormuz Reopening and Trump’s Strike Threat
Key Takeaways Crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz have returned to prewar levels — a seven-day average of 13.5 million barrels a day as…
Hormuz Ship-to-Ship Transfers: The Gulf’s Oil Workaround
Key Takeaways More than 70 percent of the crude that crossed the Strait of Hormuz in August changed tankers offshore, in ship-to-ship transfers protected by…
Strait of Hormuz Oil Flows Are Near Pre-War Levels — Carried by Ships Nobody Can See
The world’s most-watched oil number has acquired a strange property seven months into the Iran war: nobody can measure it. On 29 September 2026, JPMorgan…
Iran War Stock Market Impact: Sensex’s Rs 9 Lakh Crore Week
Key Takeaways President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, then denied reports — carried by Axios and…
The Chokepoint Collapse: Saudi Arabia Shuts East-West Pipeline as Brent Pierces $107
Energy Security · Maritime Geopolitics With the 5-million-barrel Petroline disabled by aerial strikes and the Bab-el-Mandeb compromised, the simultaneous closure of maritime and overland bypasses…
Saudi Arabia Spent 45 Years Building an Escape Route From Hormuz. Yemen Just Shut That Too.
In 1981, as tankers burned in the Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War, Saudi Arabia’s oil planners made a quiet bet. They built a 1,200-kilometre pipeline…
Who Are the Houthis? How Yemen’s Rebels Became a Global Threat to Oil Markets and Red Sea Shipping
Key Takeaways From Local Insurgents to Regional Power: Once viewed as a marginal religious revival movement in northern Yemen, the Houthis have evolved into a…
The Great Rebalancing: Why the World’s Centre of Gravity Is Moving East
On 16 December 1971, India recorded one of the most decisive military victories of the Cold War. The surrender of Pakistani forces in Dhaka created…
The Hormuz Toll: How the Strait of Hormuz Affects Global Oil Trade
For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has quietly carried one of the world’s greatest strategic burdens. Around one-fifth of globally traded crude oil passes through…
Iran News: Trump Keeps Talks Alive as India Moves to Shield Economy From Strait of Hormuz Risks
Market is Watching Iran News as Fresh military exchanges, new U.S. sanctions and continued diplomatic contacts between Washington and Tehran have kept the Strait of…
Crude Oil Prices Surge: How the US-Iran Conflict Could Impact India’s Economy, Stock Market and Your Portfolio
Published: July 9, 2026 Updated: 8:00 AM IST Crude oil prices surged overnight after fresh military tensions between the United States and Iran rattled global…
Khamenei Funeral: What Iran’s Leadership Transition Means for West Asia and Global Diplomacy
Tehran, 04 July: Tehran has become the centre of global attention as Iran begins the state funeral of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who…
US Iran War Escalates Again: Strait of Hormuz Remains Open as Markets Brace for Monday
The US Iran war has entered a new phase after fresh military exchanges over the weekend. While the Strait of Hormuz remains open, rising geopolitical…
Hormuz Toll Dispute Isn’t Over Yet: Will Iran Start Charging Ships When the 60-Day Deal Expires?
New Delhi: The Hormuz Toll Dispute took center stage as Tehran and Washington officials began a 60-day countdown to determine if commercial vessels must pay…
Beirut Strike Tests US-Iran Peace Push as Tehran Questions Washington’s Credibility
The Beirut strike tests US-Iran peace push at the most delicate moment in years, threatening to unravel a diplomatic framework that both Washington and Tehran…
Chokepoint: The Dual Blockade Paralyzing the Strait of Hormuz
Chokepoint: The Dual Blockade Paralyzing the Strait of Hormuz Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed by more than 95 percent since late…
How Pakistan Helped Iran’s Nuclear Rise — and Why It Is Now Mediating U.S.-Iran Talks
Key fact: Pakistan is tied to two documented phases of Iran’s nuclear story. First, the A.Q. Khan network helped Iran acquire uranium-enrichment technology. Now, Pakistan…
Iran and Israel Were Once Friends. What Changed?
Strategic Analysis Iran and Israel were not always enemies. That is the first fact modern readers need to recover before they can understand the shadow…
Global Chokepoint: US Navy Locks Down Iran Ports, Triggering Fears of a Global Economic Crash
Geopolitics & Global Markets | Editorial Analysis The world woke up to a nightmare scenario this week. At exactly 10:00 a.m. EDT on Monday, the…
Russia & China Veto UN Resolution on Strait of Hormuz; Trump Threatens to “End Iranian Civilization Tonight”
BREAKING: Russia & China Veto UN Resolution – The Eastern Strategist SUPER EXCLUSIVE Iran War Hub Breaking DAY 39: US-Israel vs. Iran Conflict Russia &…
Oil Falls, Nifty Surges as Iran War Risks Shift to Strait of Hormuz
GEOPOLITICS | ENERGY | MARKETS Latest Update Markets React: Oil Drop and Nifty Surge The Missile Battlefield Oil Infrastructure and the Jask … FULL ANALYSIS…