Modi speaks to Netherlands PM, discusses bilateral ties and West Asia situation

By Deepak Arora

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten on Monday, focusing on strengthening bilateral relations and addressing the evolving situation in West Asia. During the call, the two leaders reviewed the growing partnership between India and the Netherlands and explored ways to expand cooperation in key sectors such as semiconductors, green hydrogen, water management, and skilled workforce mobility....more

UK PM To Bring Together 35 Nations, Take Steps To Reopen Hormuz Strait

LONDON, April 1: The UK will host an international diplomatic conference this week on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. He further stated that 35 countries have signed a statement committing to work together on restoring maritime security to the key oil transport route.

The meeting will "assess all viable diplomatic and political measures that we can take to restore freedom of navigation, guarantee the safety of trapped ships and seafarers and resume the movement of vital commodities", Starmer said.

"Following that meeting, we will also convene our military planners to look at how we can marshal our capabilities and make the strait accessible and safe after the fighting has stopped," he added.

Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands are among those to have signed it.

The British PM said the impact of the war would "define us for a generation" and could be similar to ​the increase in energy prices in the 1970s.