On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump contacted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stress how important it is to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and safe. This was their first talk since the US and Iran announced a ceasefire last week.
After the call, the Prime Minister wrote on X, “I got a call from my friend President Donald Trump.” We talked about the big steps forward we’ve made in working together in a number of areas. We are dedicated to making our Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership even stronger in every way. We also talked about what’s going on in West Asia and highlighted how important it is to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and safe. And after he posted on X, he tagged @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump.
This was their first talk since the ceasefire on April 8, but they had talked on March 24. That was their first chat since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
The common thread between the March 24 and the April 14 call was that both times — Trump had called up Modi, and they had discussed the “importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open”.
On March 24, the day after Trump stopped threatening to hit Iran’s energy sites for five days and said he was starting talks with Tehran behind closed doors, he called Modi and talked about the situation in West Asia, including how important it was to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
Both sides stressed how important the Strait of Hormuz is and how important it is to maintain the waterway open. This showed that they were worried about problems in the global energy supply chains.
Large ships carry 20% of the world’s energy supply and most of Qatar’s gas supply across the Strait of Hormuz. The closure of the Strait has hurt Qatar, the UAE, and Kuwait, and it has caused oil and gas prices to go up around the world. It has also affected the supply of cooking gas in India and other countries.
Large ships carry 20% of the world’s energy supply and most of Qatar’s gas supply across the Strait of Hormuz. The closure of the Strait has hurt Qatar, the UAE, and Kuwait, and it has caused oil and gas prices to go up around the world. It has also affected the supply of cooking gas in India and other countries.
S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, has also talked to Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State. Last week, Vikram Misri, the Foreign Secretary, also met with the US Secretary of State and the NSA while he was in Washington, DC.
Rubio is going to India next month, and plans are being made for the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting to take place in the second half of May.
