Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, throughout a gathering of an IGoM (Informal Group of Ministers), constituted a number of senior ministers in New Delhi on March 28, 2026. picture: X/@rajnathsingh by way of ANI Photo
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday (March 29, 2026) underlined the necessity to guarantee medium to long-term preparedness and guarantee a swift decision-making course of to navigate the affect of the evolving crisis in West Asia.
Mr. Singh made the remarks whereas chairing the primary assembly of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) set as much as monitor the state of affairs in West Asia.
The assembly was attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Power Minister Manohar Lal and Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister JP Nadda.
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Prahlad Joshi, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu and Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh additionally attended the deliberations.
The IGoM took a holistic inventory of the evolving state of affairs and its affect on numerous sectors in India, in keeping with an official assertion.
Defence Minister Singh emphasised the necessity for a proactive, coordinated and forward-looking strategy, and underscored the significance of remaining vigilant in view of the evolving situation, it stated.
The assembly of the IGoM was held to evaluate the dangers to vitality provides, home availability of important commodities, important infrastructure resilience, and robustness of India’s provide chains within the wake of the continued battle in West Asia, Mr. Singh stated on social media.
“There was in-depth discussion on all the measures being taken by the Government of India. The NDA Government under the leadership of PM @narenddamodi is closely monitoring the situation and it is committed to safeguard the Indian people from any impact of the conflict,” he stated.
Published – March 29, 2026 04:00 am IST
