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Strait of Hormuz crisis a wake up call! India eyes Rs 40,000 crore subsea pipeline for uninterrupted gas supplies from Gulf

India’s demand for natural gas has been climbing steadily as the country seeks to raise the share of gas in its overall energy basket. (AI image) As concerns surrounding the Strait of Hormuz intensify, India is fast-tracking efforts to secure uninterrupted gas imports from the Gulf through a direct subsea pipeline. With energy security emerging…

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Middle East crisis: Strait of Hormuz tensions add risks for subsea cables critical to India’s data flows

The Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route, is also emerging as a vulnerable corridor for undersea internet cables as tensions in West Asia escalate.The passage controls about a third of India’s westward internet traffic, and experts say this capacity cannot be easily rerouted because alternate routes have limited supply.The deteriorating security situation has…

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What is Singapore-India-Gulf subsea cable system that UAE’s du is investing in for high data connectivity?

du to invest in the subsea fibre optic network that will link six key locations, with landing points in Kalba in the UAE, Muscat in Oman, Mumbai and Chennai in India, Kedah in Malaysia and Singapore. In a major step for the UAE’s digital infrastructure ambitions, telecom provider du has announced a strategic partnership to…

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