West Asia At War

AP; Representative image : Trump remains firm on his prerequisite for a nuclear agreement.

Trump Discusses Iran Port Blockade With Oil Chiefs As Fuel Prices Surge

BY Outlook News Desk

AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky : Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi walk to attend the talks at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Iran Plays Hormuz Card: De-escalation Or Missed Opportunity?

| Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari : The unorganised glass industry in Firozabad accounts for 70 per cent of the total glass produced in India, as well as the manufacturing of 1,500 tonnes of glass bangles per day, providing direct and indirect employment to an estimated five-seven lakh people, supporting the lives of over 50,000 families. The large-scale industries in Firozabad manufacture products like liquor bottles, perfume bottles, lab apparatus, chandeliers and glass handicrafts. As per industry estimates, goods worth Rs 2,000 crore are exported to different countries, including in some of the war-torn West Asian countries. A large chunk of exports goes to the US.

Impact of the US-Israel war on Iran on India’s Glass Hub in Firozabad

BY Photo Webdesk

| Photo: Dinesh Parab : Boats rest, and workers pause as daily life at Sassoon Dock faces a slowdown.

US-Israel-Iran War Chokes Sassoon Docks As Fuel Crisis Paralyzes Mumbai’s Fishing Trade

BY Photo Webdesk

Tribhuvan Tiwari : The flame workers of Firozabad

Firozabad Ground Report | West Asia War Hits India’s Glass City, Craftsmen, Industry Feel The Pain

BY Swati Subhedar

In the ongoing conflict in West Asia, AI is not a background feature, it is front and centre.

Algorithms At War: Why The World Needs Rules Before AI Writes The Next Battlefield

BY Vidhi Sharma

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump

Strait Talk: Trump Dials Prime Minister Modi, Briefs Him On West Asia Crisis

BY Outlook News Desk

Source: IMAGO / Matrix Images : Paddy plantation in Amritsar, India Indian workers work on paddy seedlings before planting them in an agricultural field, in Amritsar, India on June 19, 2023. Despite ongoing discussions to reduce the cultivation of paddy in Punjab due to its adverse effects on groundwater, recent data from the Punjab Agriculture department reveals that paddy still remains the predominant crop in the state s agricultural landscape. The data indicates that paddy covers more than 87 percent of the total area dedicated to kharif crops (grown from June to October) in Punjab

War in West Asia Sends Ripples Through India’s Farm Belt Before Kharif Season

BY Mrinalini Dhyani

Rafiq Maqbool : Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

West Asia War: Trump Says US To Block Strait Of Hormuz As Ceasefire Talks Fail In Pakistan

BY Outlook News Desk

Photo: AP/Francisco Seco : Broken glass lies on the floor beneath chandeliers covered in protective plastic in a room damaged, according to Iranian authorities, by a nearby airstrike during U.S.-Israeli strikes in early March at the Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Tehran, Iran.

Damage Reported At Iranian Heritage Sites After March Airstrikes

BY Photo Webdesk

Fozia Yasin : Dr. Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi

‘We Stand for Dignity, Not Submission’: Iran’s Rep in India on War, Faith & Global Double Standards

| Courtesy: X : ‘We Defend Iran With our Lives’: The people of Ahvaz form a human chain on the city’s old bridge standing firm against any attack by Trump.

Why This War: US-Iran Pause Buys Time, But Middle East War Risks Are Far From Over

PTI : People wait in long queues at a gas station amid rumours of a fuel shortage in the wake of the West Asia conflict, in Nagpur.

West Asia Conflict Impact: Global Growth Slows Amid Historic Energy Shock

BY Outlook News Desk

Representative Image : Vikram Misri Heads To Washington For Talks On Trade Deal, Defence, West Asia Crisis

Foreign Secretary Misri Meets Senior US Officials, Focus on Defence Ties, Trade and West Asia Crisis

BY PTI

File : Donald Trump

Democrats Seek Trump’s Removal; Some Republicans Criticise Too

BY PTI

Imago : Flights Disrupted Following Strikes On Iran, In New Delhi Passengers look at the screen displaying flight details as several flights are cancelled due to regional airspace closures following escalating tensions and reported military strikes involving Iran, Israel, and the United States in New Delhi, India, on March 1, 2026.

West Asia War Shuts Door On India’s 2026 Travel Boom

BY Jinit Parmar

SURESH K PANDEY : Workers stand at Noida’s informal hiring hub with tools, paint brushes, measuring tapes, gauging trowels and wooden floats, waiting for work

Vultures Of War: ‘There's No Work, How Do We Afford LPG?’ Ask Workers At Noida’s Labour Market Hub

Special Arrangement : In the Shadow Of Bombs, A Single Iranian Quietly Rescues Cats

War In West Asia: In the Shadow Of Bombs, A Single Iranian Quietly Rescues Cats

BY Jinit Parmar

|Source: IMAGO / Xinhua; Representative image : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

US-Israel War On Iran: Concerned Over Strait Of Hormuz Closure, UN Chief Guterres Calls For Dialogue

BY PTI

PTI: Kunal Patil : Mumbai: Indian tanker 'Jag Vasant', owned by Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd, after clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen anchored at the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) discharge terminal, in Mumbai, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

Govt Waives Customs Duty On Key Petrochemical Imports Amid West Asia Crisis

BY PTI

File/AP : Neeraj Chopra might be seen in action at the Doha Diamond League meet.

Doha Diamond League: Organisers Say Event To Go Ahead As Scheduled On May 8 As Of Now

BY PTI

Saher Hiba : The shortage of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) is putting pressure on the labour class whose livelihood is mostly dependent on daily wages.

West Asia War Hits Home: Azadpur Mandi Vendors Struggle As Rising LPG Prices Impact Livelihoods

BY Saher Hiba Khan

PTI : Narendra Modi in Parliament

India expands energy import network to 41 countries amid West Asia tensions: PM Modi

BY Outlook News Desk

Internet Commons : Rupee Hits Record Low Of 94.01 Against US Dollar

Rupee at Record Lows: Global Turmoil Is Hitting India’s Currency

BY Priyanka Tupe

Illustration: Vikas Thakur : When Conflict In The Gulf Hit Indian Kitchens Hard

Squeezed Out: When Conflict In The Gulf Hit Indian Kitchens Hard

BY Mohammad Ali

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