New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- India needs to look beyond energy security and adapt its fertiliser pricing and subsidy mechanisms to emerging geopolitical disruptions, given its major dependence on the Middle East for urea and nitrogen fertilisers, said John Gibson, Professor, University of Waikato.

Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave, Gibson highlighted the potential impact of geopolitical and economic shocks on trade routes, input availability and vulnerable households, stressing the need for policy frameworks to adjust to changing global realities.

"We shouldn't just focus on energy security. It's also really important for Indian farmers for fertiliser, because so much of India's urea and nitrogen fertilisers...