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‘A Decade of Disasters’: Why PM Modi Warned 'World's Population Would Be Pushed Back Into Poverty'?

Modi said 20% of fuel supply has been disrupted and urged revived COVID-era habits as wars and the pandemic threaten global recovery.

  • On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that the West Asia war could push global populations into poverty, describing it as "one of the biggest crises of this decade."
  • The ongoing conflict, triggered by attacks on Iran, has disrupted around 20 per cent of fuel supplies through the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
  • During his meeting with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at the Royal Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Modi urged Indians to reduce fuel use to conserve forex.
  • Modi urged citizens to revive Covid-era habits like working from home and virtual meetings to conserve resources while the government minimizes the crisis's impact on citizens.
  • India and the Netherlands are collaborating to build trusted, resilient supply chains to withstand global uncertainty, sharing a belief in building a future-ready planet.
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Times of India broke the news in India on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
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