India has urged an immediate end to attacks on energy infrastructure in West Asia, warning of impacts on its LNG supplies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged leaders from France, Malaysia, Qatar, Jordan, and Oman to push for peace restoration and secure energy transit.
India's external affairs ministry on Thursday called for halting attacks on energy infrastructure across West Asia, stating such strikes threaten LNG supplies to the country. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal described the attacks as unacceptable and in need of cessation, noting they disturb an already uncertain energy scenario. He highlighted Iran's strike on Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub, which supplies over 40% of India's global LNG imports, amid the Strait of Hormuz closure impacting gas flows. This followed an Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gasfield, prompting Iranian retaliation on facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on social media that attacks on West Asia energy infrastructure are condemnable and risk escalation. Modi spoke by phone with Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Jordan's King Abdullah II, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. In these discussions, he stressed de-escalation, dialogue, diplomacy for peace, and unhindered transit of goods and energy via the Strait of Hormuz. After talking with Macron, Modi noted continued close coordination for regional stability; Macron affirmed India-France efforts to reduce tensions through diplomacy. Anwar reiterated Malaysia's condemnation of Israel's bombing of Iran and called for halting hostilities. The ministry noted a broader reference to Gulf attacks. Brics faces consensus challenges on the conflict. India is securing fertiliser supplies from Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Indonesia.
