IN THE tense waters of the Strait of Hormuz, where global energy flows have come under disruption, a quiet but determined effort is underway by the Indian Navy to keep the country’s energy supply undisrupted. As Iran’s restrictions ripple across international energy markets amid the West Asia conflict, India, through diplomacy, has secured permission from Tehran to pass its ships through the Strait of Hormuz and has managed to sustain the movement of its shipments.

 

The Indian Navy has been given the responsibility of ensuring the safe return of the oil tankers. But this is not a conventional escort mission. Naval personnel are not merely accompanying tankers; they are guiding them, step by step, through one of the world’s most sensitive maritime passages. The Indian Navy has launched ‘Operation Urja Suraksha’. This operation entails the positioning of over five advanced warships in the vital maritime chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz.