The ongoing ceasefire in the Middle East, while primarily framed around tensions involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, carries its most immediate and tangible implications for India in terms of the Gulf region. For India, the Gulf is not merely a geographic subset of the Middle East, but it represents the core of its energy security architecture, diaspora presence, trade connectivity, and emerging strategic partnerships. Therefore, any de-escalation—even if temporary—needs to be assessed through the prism of India-Gulf interdependence.From the energy security perspective, the Gulf region remains indispensable. Despite India’s energy diversification strategy, which expanded its crude sourcing to...