Inter-ministerial team said India’s oil supply chain remains intact due to diversified imports; MEA sets up control room and shipping authorities monitoring Indian vessels in the Gulf.
Also, The Economist examines if India’s ‘balancing act’ amid chaos offers it autonomy, or does it suggest it is ‘dangerously dependent on lots of different places at once’.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump’s Secy of the Interior Doug Burgum announces resumption of diplomatic relations with interim leader Rodríguez, unlocking new oil & mineral wealth even as Iran conflict continues.
Nearly 50% of India’s crude imports are exposed to the chokepoint. So far this year, India has imported an average of 2.6 million barrels per day (mbpd) from Gulf countries.
American military doesn’t have weeks to do so — only days. The waterway is world’s most important oil chokepoint, transporting about 20% of world’s crude & refined petroleum products.
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