India Bars Seafarers From Hormuz Routes as Strait Risk Escalates
⚓ NEW DELHI — India protects its sailors, but who sails the corridor now? 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With shippers already abandoning US escorts, India pulling seafarers removes a critical crewing pool — Indian nationals staff a significant share of Gulf tankers. The Chabahar strike already strained Modi's neutrality. This order is de facto acknowledgment that the US-guaranteed corridor is unsafe, undercutting Washington's strait-guardian narrative before Thursday's address.
