Mines, missiles, & mountains: Why reopening Strait of Hormuz is no easy task

There would be minesweepers to take care of any mines that might have been laid. There would be aircraft overhead to intercept any drones and to attack any missile batteries on shore.

No navy is going to want to put their capital ships in a waterway that is potentially or actually mined.

Abhishek Mishra is a Digital Content Producer at The Times of India, working with the news desk. He writes with a keen eye on foreign policy, defence developments, and the shifting currents of geopolitics-and yes, Indian politics always finds a way onto his radar too.Read More