New Delhi, March 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government is using all its strength to ensure the safety of Indians in conflict-hit regions of West Asia, while accusing the Congress party of trying to politicise the crisis.

Addressing a gathering in Kochi of poll-bound Kerala, PM Modi said it was natural for people to be concerned about the situation in the Gulf and West Asia, but assured that the BJP-led NDA government is committed to protecting Indian citizens abroad.

"Whenever one of our countrymen is in trouble, we have used all our strength to ensure their safety," he said, citing past rescue efforts by the government. The prime minister referred to the evacuation of Indian nurses from Iraq and the rescue...