Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in the national capital on Sunday after concluding his two-day tour. The meeting comes amid growing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following US-Israel strikes on Iran.
Sources within the GoI said PM is expected to land in Delhi around 9:30 pm after which the meeting has been scheduled. The meeting's focus will be the developments in Iran, the Indians stuck in the UAE and other parts of the Middle East; and related developments, it is further learnt.
In the CCS meeting India will take a comprehensive review of developing situation in the middle east region and also its impact expected on multiple fronts, sources said. The CCS meeting also to be attended by the Defense minister is also expected to discuss strategic response to implications of the ongoing conflict. PM Modi had travelled to Israel on February 25-26, a visit that was marked by considerable diplomatic warmth.
Prime Minister Modi's return to Delhi follows his visits to Puducherry and Madurai, where he participated in National Democratic Alliance (NDA) election campaign events ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. During his tour, he inaugurated key central government infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu, focusing on national highways and railways, aimed at improving connectivity and boosting economic development in the region.
Israel and US launched Operation Roaring Lion/ Operation Epic Fury in coordinated airstrikes across multiple Iranian cities, targeting Iranian military command centres, air-defence systems, missile sites, and key regime infrastructure.The US-Israel strikes resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and four senior military and security officials. Large explosions were reported in Tehran and other major cities.US President Donald Trump said that the strikes were done to "ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon".
Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles and drones at US assets and allies across the region, targeting Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the strikes on Iran "will continue for as long as necessary" and will not stop "before the objectives are achieved", as reported in the Times of Israel.
Amid the escalating crisis, several Indian leaders have urged urgent measures for the safe return of citizens stranded in the affected countries.Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to the Prime Minister requesting that the safety of Indians in West Asia be ensured, offering the support of the state government for measures such as helplines and facilitating the safe return of expatriates.
Furthermore, Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), appealed to the Prime Minister to evacuate Punjabis and other Indians from the affected countries.Meanwhile, the National Convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), Nasir Khuehami, wrote to PM Modi seeking the evacuation of around 1,200 Kashmiri students from Iranian territories affected by the military strikes.
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