Operation Urja Suraksha: Indian Navy Guards Energy Routes at Hormuz
Why in the news
With tension rising in West Asia, India started a naval operation to keep its energy shipping lanes open.
Key facts
- Operation: Urja Suraksha.
- Executing agency: Indian Navy.
- Focus area: Strait of Hormuz.
- Key goal: keep oil and gas imports flowing without interruption.
About the Strait of Hormuz
- A narrow but strategically vital maritime chokepoint.
- Links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.
- Handles about 20% of global oil trade and is critical to India’s energy imports.
Energy security
It means dependable and affordable access to energy resources, covering:
- Crude oil
- LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)
- LPG
Exam angle
- Operation name: Urja Suraksha.
- Waterway: Persian Gulf to Gulf of Oman.
- Agency in charge: Indian Navy.