NEW DELHI: Resumed shipping flows through the Strait of Hormuz would ease energy and fertilizer supply bottlenecks, India’s security chief said during a BRICS security meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday.The current state of the crucial waterway for oil and gas transport is uncertain — it reopened last week, after Iran and the United States reached an agreement, but Tehran announced on Saturday it had closed it again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said its reopening would be a “highly welcome development,” as security chiefs of the BRICS bloc

NEW DELHI: Three Indian-flagged tankers - Desh Vaibhav, Desh Vibhor and Sanmar Herald - carrying 8.6 lakh tonne of crude oil, crossed Strait of Hormuz safely Saturday. This was…

The disruption of the Strait of Hormuz exposed India's heavy dependence on imported fossil fuels, accelerating closer energy ties with the United States and strengthening the case…