Security concerns rose sharply as the US military targeted a third merchant vessel manned by an Indian crew, the asphalt tanker MV Jalveer, off Oman, drawing a strong diplomatic protest and demarche from India’s Ministry of External Affairs. On port efficiency, the World Bank’s Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) for 2025 ranked Maharashtra’s JNPA 22nd globally as India’s top public container port, while APM Terminals’ Pipavav Port claimed the 28th spot to become the best-performing private port, overtaking Mundra. Meanwhile, in agricultural trade, Indian parboiled rice export prices dipped slightly to $335–$340 per ton due to a weakening rupee and sluggish demand, while Bangladesh proposed cutting its internal rice withholding tax to 0.5% to mitigate domestic consumer inflation.