India-Oman Pact Provides Strategic Gateway Beyond Hormuz
India and Oman’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) has come into force at a time when the US‑Iran war has severely disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, NDTV reported.This pact is being seen as a strategic breakthrough, offering India an alternative trade and energy route that bypasses the world’s most critical maritime chokepoint.Signed in December during Prime