India, March 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the rapidly evolving situation in West Asia following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the widening regional escalation that has since followed. According to a statement issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the CCS was briefed on the February 28 air strikes in Iran and the subsequent escalation, including attacks in several Gulf countries. The high-level panel expressed serious concern over the safety and security of the large Indian expatriate community across the region.

"The CCS reviewed the difficulties faced by Indian travellers transiting the region and students appearing for scheduled examinati...