Guwahati, May 16 -- Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said that India has managed to keep fuel price increases significantly lower compared to several other countries despite global volatility triggered by the West Asia conflict.

According to a press release issued from the party's state headquarters at Basistha, BJP Media Panellist Dilip Kumar Sarma highlighted the impact of rising crude oil prices on the global economy while crediting the Centre for insulating domestic consumers from major shocks.

Sarma said the ongoing war and instability in West Asia have "cast a deeply disturbing shadow across the global economy", adding that even developed nations are facing economic instability due to the fuel crisis.

"The principal...