Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval travelled to Saudi Arabia on April 19 for talks with senior Saudi leadership, continuing a diplomatic push that has also taken him to the UAE and Qatar in recent weeks. The outreach comes as regional tensions mount, with potential disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz (the critical waterway through which a large share of global oil and gas exports pass) raising alarm over energy supply security. The Gulf region is of vital strategic importance to India, which depends heavily on it for its crude oil and natural gas imports.