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Dekho, West Asia mein jo tensions badh rahi hain, uske liye India ki sarkaar ne apni kamar kas li hai. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ki leadership mein kuch bade ministers ne informal meeting ki hai. Yeh jo group hai na, 'Informal Empowered Group of Ministers' (IGoM), iska main maksad hai ki long-term mein kaise taiyaar rahein aur koi bhi situation aaye toh jaldi se jaldi faisle le sakein.
Sabse badi chinta hai energy ki supply. Humare liye oil aur gas important hai aur agar West Asia mein dikkat hui toh prices badh sakte hain. Zaroori cheezein, jaise ki LPG, agar Strait of Hormuz se aati hain, toh usmein bhi problem aa sakti hai. Yehi reason hai ki ek LPG vessel 'Jag Vasant' wahan se safe nikli, ispe bhi nazar rakhi ja rahi hai.
Economic front par bhi danger hai. Brent crude oil ke prices badh sakte hain, jis se inflation badhega aur hamara trade deficit bhi zyada ho sakta hai. Finance Ministry bhi isiliye involved hai, taaki currency ko support mile aur inflation control mein rahe. Jab jab West Asia mein problem hui hai, hamara import bill badha hai aur rupee bhi kamzor hua hai.
Supply chain ko bhi mazboot karna hai. India ko bahut saara raw material aur finished goods import karne padte hain. Agar shipping routes mein problem aayi, toh yeh sabhi cheezein ruk sakti hain. Isliye govt ports, logistics aur strategic reserves ko check kar rahi hai. Market mein bhi chinta dikhti hai, India VIX badh jaata hai.
Sarkar ka goal toh yehi hai ki nagrikon aur economy ko bachaya jaaye. Lekin India energy importer hai, exporter nahi, toh hum thoda zyada vulnerable hain. Agar yeh situation lambi chali, toh foreign investment bhi kam ho sakti hai aur logo ka mood bhi kharab ho sakta hai. Energy prices agar lambi race mein badhti rahi, toh companies ke profit kam ho sakte hain aur govt ko bhi mushkil policy decisions lene pad sakte hain. India ko apni energy sources diversify karni hongi aur domestic capacity badhani hogi.