Prime Minister Modi’s seven-point action plan for the West Asia crisis is problematic, states the author, citing its timing and content. Delivered post-election campaigning and conflicting with prior government reassurances, suggestions are critiqued. Working from home, reducing fuel, stopping chemical fertilizers, and curbing foreign travel are deemed ineffective or potentially harmful; fertilizer cuts, for instance, threaten crop output amidst El Niño. A fuel price hike, the author argues, would better curtail consumption. This coordinated messaging signals a dire economic situation Modi should have conveyed earlier.