Instead, he talked up the war to his war-wary domestic constituency, claiming that the US was “on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly”. Even as he invoked “your children and your grandchildren’s future” as justification for the war, Trump cloaked it in ambiguity to keep all options open. Along with other countries, India, heavily dependent on the Gulf for energy supplies, must now brace itself to contend with this uncertainty. Even if the war were to end within Trump’s timeline of two to three weeks, the energy shock it has triggered will take longer to dissipate. Trump has washed his hands of the Strait of Hormuz despite control over it being key to what lies next.

Source: Indian Express April 03, 2026 12:18 UTC