Amid the escalating tensions, India's naval warships deploying in the Gulf region under 'Operation Sankalp' are maintaining a constant watch and protecting the India-bound vessels passing through key passages.New Delhi:

Iran's attacks on the Gulf nations and its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz - the chokepoint that carries around a fifth of the world's oil supply - has given a rise to the increasing concerns of a global energy crisis.

The sea passage, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, is an important route for approximately 25 per cent of the world's oil - and even more for India, whose 80 per cent of energy imports pass through it. LIVE UPDATES

Amid the escalating tensions, India's naval warships deploying in the Gulf region under 'Operation Sankalp' are maintaining a constant watch and protecting the India-bound vessels passing through key passages.

The latest naval warship, INS Surat - was deployed in the Gulf of Oman. INS Surat is a modern missile destroyer, equipped with long-range surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes, and a variety of weapons that can carry out a variety of operations at sea.

ccording to officials, there are 22 India-bound vessels, carrying a total of 611 seafarers, stranded on the west side of the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran-Israel, US war began on February 28. Four other vessels are stuck on the east side of the passage.

Source:Ndtv