Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is chairing the meeting of the Informal Empowered Group of Ministers (IGoM) in New Delhi. The IGoM has been set up to monitor the evolving situation in West Asia. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Power Minister Manohar Lal, New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi, and Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh are also attending the meeting.