<h1>War risk insurance denial halts rice exports, prompting calls for emergency relief to sustain mills and protect workers.</h1> The West Asia conflict has caused export holds and storage backlogs for Bundi-Kota Basmati rice, with shipping companies denied war risk insurance and imposing steep surcharges, depressing local prices and creating storage and employment risks; millers request special government concessions and a targeted relief package to sustain production and protect workers.