Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has warned that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are not distant events but grim realities with direct implications for India’s security and economic stability, even as the ongoing conflict in West Asia has resulted in a blockade of the strategic strait.
Addressing the German Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Security on the first day of his three-day visithe also said that the world is facing new security threats and that technological transformation has made the situation very complex and interconnected.
“A new approach with readiness to adapt to the changing environment is the need of the hour,” the minister said on Tuesday.
Singh also made a strong pitch for enhanced cooperation between the defense industrial ecosystems of India and Germany. His visit comes amid the West Asian conflict, which has dragged on for more than 50 days and has global ramifications.
“For a developing country like India, which relies on the West Asian region for a significant portion of its energy requirements, disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are not distant events, they are grim realities with direct implications for our security and economic stability,” Singh said.
He emphasized that in view of these challenges and their direct implications, India has adopted a proactive and coordinated strategy.
To deal with modern global challenges, Singh underlined the need for coordinated responses and trusted strategic partnerships.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have laid great emphasis on advancing this strategic partnership, he said.
“We also see a clear convergence of views at the European Union level, reflected in the growing momentum to engage with India, including through the India-EU Strategic and Defense Partnership,” Singh said.
