Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev
Retired Indian Foreign Service officer and former ambassador with 35 years' diplomatic experience, who served as ambassador to Algeria, Norway and Nigeria and is an expert on energy and West Asian geopolitics.
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Mar 6, 2026 • 31min
Strait of Hormuz Crisis: How the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran impacts global oil supply
Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev, a retired Indian Foreign Service officer with 35 years' diplomatic experience and expertise in energy and West Asian geopolitics, breaks down why the Strait of Hormuz is the world’s key oil chokepoint. He outlines Iran’s control claims, possible U.S. naval escorts, non-closure disruption tactics, impacts on India’s imports and stockpiling limits.
