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What the Iran Conflict has Revealed about India's Energy Security
In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks with political scientist and economic historian Rohit Chandra, Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy of IIT, Delhi. They talk about what those crises taught India, how the country’s energy system has changed, and what the latest Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption reveal about India’s continuing vulnerabilities.
Chandra explains why India was better placed to absorb the latest shock than it was in the 1970s, thanks to greater electrification, domestic refining capacity and crude storage. But he argues that…
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