Modi to Convene Emergency Meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security Amid Middle East Tensions

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) as soon as he returns to Delhi at 9.30 pm today after his hectic tour of Tamil Nadu. The Indian government has become extremely cautious in view of the growing threat of war in the Middle East and instability in Iran in particular. The meeting is expected to have in-depth discussions on the internal and external security of the country as well as the safety of Indians stranded in the Gulf countries in the presence of the Defence Minister, Home Minister, External Affairs Minister and Finance Minister.