New Delhi, April 28 -- Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said that India can mitigate the economic impact of energy price shocks arising from disruptions in West Asia by boosting productivity and competitiveness through the next phase of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI 2.0).

Speaking at the launch of the DPI 2047 Roadmap Report by NITI Aayog and the Frontier Technology Hub, Nageswaran highlighted that global energy market volatility has brought into focus a key vulnerability in India's growth story and its dependence on imported fossil fuels.

He said that disruptions in West Asia have sharpened concerns for a country of 1.4 billion people, where energy demand is already three times the global average and supply chains...