West Asia Crisis 2026: India’s High-Level Strategy Meet Led by Rajnath Singh Signals Energy, Defence & Economic Preparedness

West Asia Crisis 2026: India’s High-Level Strategy Meet Led by Rajnath Singh Signals Energy, Defence & Economic Preparedness

India Braces for West Asia Shockwaves: Inside the Rajnath Singh–Led All-Party Strategy Meet By: Javid Amin | 25 March 2026 A Crisis Far Away, But Impacting Every Indian Household As tensions escalate in West Asia amid a volatile triangle involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, the ripple effects are being felt thousands of kilometres away in India. On March 25, 2026, a high-stakes all-party meeting chaired by Rajnath Singh in Parliament signaled that New Delhi is not taking any chances. With key briefings from S. Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh…

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J&K Incomplete Without PoK, Says Rajnath Singh in Strong Message to Pakistan

J&K Incomplete Without PoK, Says Rajnath Singh in Strong Message to Pakistan

J&K incomplete without PoK: Rajnath targets Pakistan Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reiterated India’s stance on Jammu and Kashmir being incomplete without Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), and that Islamabad must stop using the territory to sponsor terrorism or be ready to face consequences. Addressing an event on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans Day at Akhnoor in Jammu, the minister said, “For Pakistan, PoK is nothing more than foreign territory. The people living there have been deprived of a dignified life. Efforts are being made by Pakistan to mislead and provoke…

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Abdullah downplays expectations ahead of Rajnath Singh’s J&K visit

Abdullah downplays expectations ahead of Rajnath Singh's J&K visit

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah voiced scepticism on Wednesday regarding the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to J&K, stating that he harboured no expectations from the visit but hoped it would prevent incidents similar to the recent civilian deaths in Poonch. “I have no expectation from his visit. Can he bring back the dead? But he can do this much that such injustice is not repeated,” Farooq told reporters in Kulgam, 80 km south of Srinagar. Expressing his concerns over the civilian deaths in Poonch, the NC leader…

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Army must be prepared for all types of warfare, including unconventional and asymmetric: Rajnath Singh

Army must be prepared for all types of warfare, including unconventional and asymmetric: Rajnath Singh

The Hamas terror strike in Gaza was discussed during the Army Commanders’ Conference last month. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has told the Indian Army commanders to “expect the unexpected” after the October 7 pogrom in Israel by Hamas even as the national security planners have analyzed the terror strike and are studying the IDF’s ground offensive in Gaza strip. It is understood that the Indian Army has done emergency purchases running into several thousand crores in two phases to acquire anti-drone systems, logistics UAVs, loiter ammunition, ground sensors under the…

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