The Centre’s sudden decision to convene an all-party meeting tomorrow has triggered intense buzz in Delhi’s political circles, with many reading it as a prelude to a possible prime-time address by the Prime Minister on national television. The timing is especially significant, coming close on the heels of the Prime Minister’s recent phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, during which the two leaders discussed tariffs and a new trade arrangement that lowers duties on Indian goods to 18 percent. While the official line is that tomorrow’s meeting is meant to brief parties on the rapidly evolving external situation, including strains in West Asia and their economic fallout, the tightly controlled messaging from the government has only amplified chatter that a major policy signal, or at least a calibrated reassurance to markets and the public, could follow in the form of a televised PM address.