US President Donald Trump’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway already closed off by Iran since the outbreak of the war, is likely causing deep unease thousands of miles away in India.
The nation of 1.4 billion is heavily dependent on Middle Eastern oil and gas, and any further disruption to this supply chain threatens to trigger an energy crisis and stall its rapidly growing economy.
India was also one of the few nations granted safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, offering New Delhi some respite from the energy shortages triggered by Iran’s blockade of the waterway.
Just on Saturday, an India-flagged LPG vessel safely crossed the strait, the…