Lucknow, April 12 -- : Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday assured that India has sufficient stock of petrol, diesel, and cooking gas to deal with any crisis and asserted, "We successfully handled COVID, and we are ready to face whatever is happening in West Asia."

Speaking at an event in Gomti Nagar, Singh said, "Right now, the crisis in West Asia has created many challenges. Though formally there is talk of a ceasefire, looking at ground realities, it would not be proper to assume the crisis is fully over."

"When tension rose in West Asia, our PM formed a committee under my chairmanship. Its job is to strengthen government efforts to deal with the adverse effects of the West Asia crisis. Our PM himself reviews the situation and...