00:00In just minutes from now, the Prime Minister will chair a key security meet.
00:04Cabinet Committee on Security will meet in West Asia.
00:07This is the third security meet since the West Asia war began.
00:11The last one was on 22nd of March where contingency issues were discussed,
00:16especially in the wake of the conflict escalating in West Asia.
00:20LPG at that time was one of the core issues that were discussed.
00:26Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajanath Singh, Home Minister Ramit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman,
00:32External Affairs Minister S.J. Shankar, the key cabinet, the CCS, will be meeting today in just about five minutes.
00:39What is going to be on agenda, we are going to get our viewers know in just a short while
00:44from now.
00:45About 22nd March where the CCS had taken place.
00:49That was the time where right on the top of the agenda was discussion, deliberation
00:54and also contingency measures that were put in place regarding the crisis of LPG.
01:02Well, right now, the Cabinet Committee on Security meeting again.
01:07There will be a fair amount of stock taking and new measures that would be discussed if this war continues
01:14to escalate.
01:15So, the third Cabinet Security meet which was taking place at the Prime Minister's residence
01:22and we let our viewers know exactly what filters out of that conversation.
01:28This is the Cabinet Committee on Security which was meeting which comprises of the top five ministers within Modi's Cabinet.
01:35That entails Defence Minister, the Home Minister, Finance Minister and External Affairs Minister alongside the Prime Minister.
01:42This key, high-level meeting, we are going to get you details.
01:46Aishwarya Paliwal is joining me for more on this.
01:49In just a minute, we will connect to her.
01:52But viewers, to give you perspective, the last time this had happened was on the 22nd of March
01:58and understandably, certain decisions were taken and made regarding the LPG crisis
02:05where commercial and domestic LPG was concerned.
02:08This time around, it remains to be seen what is on the table for discussion.
02:13Clearly, we will have the government that would be deliberating on key issues.
02:18Already, we are seeing a hike in air turbine fuel.
02:21I want to connect to my colleague, Aishwarya Paliwal, who is joining us for more.
02:26Aishwarya, what is going to be on agenda?
02:30Well, you know, Priti, one of the things that the government since day one has been looking at
02:34is the fact that they want to make sure that we as Indians, we are not impacted by this war.
02:39See, this is a war in which we are seeing the government trying to safeguard us as much as possible.
02:44And that's the reason why we are seeing the lines being opened.
02:47Prime Minister Modi, let me tell you, has constantly been having conversations.
02:50He, in fact, also at the moment is making sure that all the ministries are connected
02:54because that is something which is very, very important.
02:56We are seeing how the Commerce Ministry, Piuswarya, let me tell you,
02:59just a couple of minutes from the parliament has now left.
03:02And what he, in fact, has been telling us is the fact that the government is very keenly looking
03:07at making sure that the trade is open, also making sure that, A, there is no shortage of LPG,
03:13making sure that these rumours that are doing rounds, that rumour mongering is also curtailed to a great extent.
03:19What India needs to do next, Priti, let me tell you, that will be the focus
03:22in this very crucial extended CCS meeting, which will begin in just the next couple of minutes.
03:26All right, we're going to get you the latest.
03:28Keep a keen eye on developments, Aishwarya, and we will connect to her later.
03:31I want to now, so this is, of course, India preparing on the domestic front on how to deal,
03:37as we are as a country, collateral in a war that we had no part to play in.
03:41But word is coming in from the President of America who will address his nation tomorrow,
03:48which is about 6.30 India time, where President Trump, and that's the news that we are breaking,
03:53once again has hinted at the West Asia war endgame.
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