India, April 10 -- In a calibrated push to secure energy supplies amid continuing tensions in West Asia, India has dispatched two senior ministers to key Gulf nations days after a fragile ceasefire took hold in the region.

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri is in Qatar for two days, while External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on April 11 and April 12. The visits underscore New Delhi's urgency in safeguarding energy and strategic interests.

Puri's visit is the first by an Indian minister to the Gulf since hostilities broke out between the United States-Israel alliance and Iran on February 28.  

Although a two-week ceasefire has since reduced immediat...