India's Vizhinjam Port in Kerala is being highlighted for its crucial role as a transhipment hub, particularly amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Political figures like Shashi Tharoor have praised the port's strategic importance.

Initiative marks a strategic shift to transform port into a comprehensive economic development hub, ensuring that critical infrastructure remains under public sector oversight even as the port operates on a Public-Private Partnership model

Union Minister Suresh Gopi stated that the Vizhinjam port project materialized after he raised the issue with Prime Minister Modi in 2014.