{"id":197601,"date":"2026-04-01T18:07:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=197601"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:07:38","slug":"18-indian-ships-stranded-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-modis-failed-diplomacy-worsens-energy-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/04\/01\/18-indian-ships-stranded-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-modis-failed-diplomacy-worsens-energy-crisis.html","title":{"rendered":"18 Indian ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz as Modi\u2019s failed diplomacy worsens energy crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-197602\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/04\/hormuz.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/04\/hormuz.webp 480w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/04\/hormuz-330x220.webp 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>New Delh: India\u2019s energy crisis has intensified due to the Modi government\u2019s failed diplomacy and duplicitous policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, at least 18 Indian-flagged vessels are reportedly stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of worsening fuel shortage across India.<\/p>\n<p>Indian television channel NDTV confirmed that the vessels are carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG).<\/p>\n<p>Iranian authorities have warned that only ships from friendly countries, after proper coordination with Iranian officials, will be allowed safe passage.<\/p>\n<p>Global experts caution that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has effectively paralyzed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global trade. The blockage has intensified India\u2019s fuel shortage, particularly of LPG, exposing the vulnerabilities caused by Modi\u2019s pro-Israel stance and poor planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delh: India\u2019s energy crisis has intensified due to the Modi government\u2019s failed diplomacy and duplicitous policies. According to Kashmir Media Service, at least 18 Indian-flagged vessels are reportedly stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of worsening fuel shortage across India. Indian television channel NDTV confirmed that the vessels are carrying liquefied petroleum &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":197602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/04\/hormuz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197601"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197604,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197601\/revisions\/197604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}