DIRE STRAITS: INDIA'S STRATEGIC CROSSROADS AT HORMUZ

Indian Naval Despatch: Volume 6. No. 3 | by Arjun Kapoor

Published Date: August 2026 | 26 min read | 7 Views

Editor's Note: This article was substantially completed in November 2025 and analysed the potential implications of a disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the June 2025 Iran-Israel conﬂict. Subsequent developments in early 2026, including the temporary disruption of maritime traﬃc and the launch of Operation Urja Suraksha, have been incorporated by the author in a postscript. The article shou…

n assessment of the strategic lessons that remain relevant today. Abstract: The June 2025 Iran–Israel conﬂict, known as the ‘Twelve-Day War’ (13–24 June 2025), brought the Strait of Hormuz into sharp strategic focus for India. This article analyses the origins and implications of that confrontation, the chokepoint’s cr

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