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While the exact reasons are unclear, PM Modi’s step comes amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, where several Indians are stranded due to the Israel-Iran conflict.
PM Modi chairing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Security.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Security after returning to Delhi from a two-day tour on Sunday night to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
Earlier, top government sources told CNN-News18 that PM Modi will land in Delhi at 9:30 pm tonight after a two-day tour across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to chair a CCS meeting on the Middle East.
The meeting comes as tensions have reached a boiling point in the Middle East, following coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and most of Tehran’s top leadership. Iran has retaliated by launching missiles at regional US bases.
Khamenei’s killing has further intensified Tehran’s offensive as it vowed revenge, while Israel continued its attack on Iran, targeting the Islamic Republic’s army headquarters in Tehran. The Israel Defence Forces also destroyed two Iranian F-5 and F-4 fighter jets at the Tabriz airport.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel’s operation will continue as long as necessary, as he highlighted that the Iranian regime has called for “death to Israel and death to America” in the past 47 years.
Indians Stranded In Middle East
India’s biggest concern at the moment is the safety of thousands of Indian nationals, who are currently stranded in the Gulf countries and also in Iran and Israel. If the war escalates further between Iran and the US–Israel alliance and spreads across the region, the lives of these Indians could be at risk.
During the meeting, discussions are likely to focus on a comprehensive master plan to safely evacuate Indian nationals if the situation deteriorates with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Defence. India has previously conducted successful evacuation missions such as Operation Ganga and Operation Ajay.
Another concern for India is the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed off by Iranian authorities after the war broke out. This directly impacts the Indian economy as it imports more than 80% of its crude oil requirements, most of it from the Gulf. A spike in petrol and diesel prices could, in turn, drive inflation out of control in India.
March 01, 2026, 6:06 PM IST
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