INDIA PERSPECTIVE

New Delhi covers the Iran crisis with the intensity of a country that imports 85% of its oil. NDTV publishes three articles the same day. The first headlines: 'Trump Won't Nuke Iran But Clock Ticking As 3rd Aircraft Carrier Arrives.' The second reveals Iran 'hits back' at Trump's leadership remarks with a slogan: 'One Leader, One Nation.' The third notes the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension by three weeks.

NDTV is the only outlet in the pool to quote Trump declaring Iran is already 'decimated through conventional means' -- a claim the paper doesn't comment on but leaves hanging, letting readers judge its accuracy. NDTV also notes the 'clock is ticking' for Iran, citing Trump on Truth Social: 'I have all the time in the World, but Iran doesn't.'

For India, the Hormuz crisis is first and foremost an energy crisis. The strait carries one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supply. Bloomberg, in the same pool, reports India is 'cranking up output to cope with the enduring cooking gas crisis.' Each day the strait stays closed costs the Indian economy hundreds of millions. New Delhi cannot afford to take sides -- but NDTV shows the Modi government is watching every move with near-obsessive attention.