Dr Swasti Rao joined ThePrint as Consulting Editor (International and Strategic Affairs) in 2024. She is a geopolitical expert, commentator, and author. You can reach her at swasti.rao@theprint.in.
Another view is possible. Globalisation works for all. How much oil and gas can any country stockpile. The disruption to global shipping and supply chains during the Covid pandemic was an exceptional event. If Quad is meant to assure an open Indo – Pacific, so should the Strait of Hormuz be. Also the Malacca Strait for that matter. If the Houthis are not troubled, the Suez Canal is so much more fun to use than going around the Cape of Good Hope,
Another view is possible. Globalisation works for all. How much oil and gas can any country stockpile. The disruption to global shipping and supply chains during the Covid pandemic was an exceptional event. If Quad is meant to assure an open Indo – Pacific, so should the Strait of Hormuz be. Also the Malacca Strait for that matter. If the Houthis are not troubled, the Suez Canal is so much more fun to use than going around the Cape of Good Hope,