Launched in December 2025, LJK contested two seats in Puducherry assembly elections as part of NDA. In Nellithope, LJK candidate A Jayakumar finished fourth.
If successful, its exit would mark the first observed passage by an India-linked tanker since a weeks-old US blockade of ships tied to Iran began, pushing Hormuz transits to nearly zero.
Historically, and instinctively, India has seen threats emerging from the west and the north, from Pakistan and China. The east has received less attention.
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