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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday, March 28, 2026, chaired the inaugural meeting of the Informal Empowered Group of Ministers (IGoM) to address the escalating West Asia crisis. Emphasizing the need for a "proactive, coordinated, and forward-looking approach," the Minister underlined that India must ensure medium to long-term preparedness while maintaining a swift decision-making process to navigate global disruptions. The high-level meeting took a holistic stock of the conflict's impact on India’s energy security, essential commodity supplies, and critical infrastructure resilience. The IGoM session saw the participation of several key Union Ministers, including Finance Minister Nirmala…