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Malaysia orders work from home for all government employees from 15th April to conserve fuel amid the West Asia conflict

OpIndia Staff -
Malaysia’s government has announced that civil servants and employees of government-linked companies will begin working from home from 15 April as part of emergency...
Government and Policy

Centre grants full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical products in view of the West Asia conflict to keep prices stable

OpIndia Staff -
In a targeted measure to ease supply-chain pressures, the Indian Government has announced a full exemption from customs duties on a wide range of...
Opinions

Iran’s proxy force Houthis join the war, threaten to disrupt Bab al-Mandeb strait: Read what it means for global trade with Strait of Hormuz...

Divyansh Tiwari -
Between December 2023 and early 2024, container shipping across the Red Sea decreased by 90%. Large shipping companies like Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, and MSC diverted their ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in an additional 14 days and more than $1 million in fuel expenses per trip.
Government and Policy

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi highlights the global instalibity caused the conflict in West Asia, urges Indias to remain united and vigilant

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi expressed gratitude to the Gulf countries for assisting over 1 crore Indians who live there, in the middle of the crisis.
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Elon Musk had joined the phone conversation between PM Modi and Trump about the West Asia war, claims the New York Times

OpIndia Staff -
The New York Times reported that Elon Musk had joined the March 24 phone call during which US President Donald Trump spoke with Prime...
Government and Policy

Indian consumer interest government’s ‘overriding priority’ amid West Asia conflict, says EAM Jaishankar

OpIndia Staff -
Jaishankar said the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on 1st March under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assess the situation.
Opinions

Operation Rising Lion and the strategic collapse of Iran: West Asia stands at the cusp of a major change, as does the world

OpIndia Staff -
Israel and Iran have finally entered what can now be unambiguously termed as a state of war. The operations that have unfolded over the past 5 days, dubbed 'Operation Rising Lion' by Israel and 'True Promise 3' by Iran, have already reshaped the regional order—and potentially, the global one.
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