Government Constitutes Seven Empowered Committees for West Asia Crisis Management
The Government of India has formed seven empowered committees to address the economic, energy, trade, logistics, inflation, and national security impacts from the escalating West Asia crisis. These committees operate under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's direction with senior officials from key ministries. They focus on risks like oil supply disruptions, Strait of Hormuz shipping issues, trade flows, and supply chains due to India's energy import dependence. The defence, external affairs, and public order committee is led by Vikram Misri, while the economy, finance, and supply chains committee is headed by Anuradha Thakur. Other committees cover fertilisers, agriculture inputs under Rajat Kumar Mishra, and essential commodities under Nidhi Khare. The strategy emphasizes real-time monitoring, inter-ministerial coordination, and short-to-long-term resilience plans.
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Which official leads the committee on defence, external affairs, and public order for the West Asia crisis?
Answer: (b) Vikram Misri
The correct answer is (b) Vikram Misri.