New Delhi, June 23 -- The Middle East remains the most reliable source of LPG supplies for India, and the restoration of flows through the Strait of Hormuz is being closely watched by the country's energy sector following recent disruptions, Pulkit Agarwal, Head of India Content at S&P Global Energy, told ANI on Tuesday.

"Middle East continues to remain and today still is one of the most reliable and the only source of LPG which can supply the kind of LPG that India needs," Agarwal told ANI in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the S&P Global Energy New Delhi Energy Briefing.

He also added that India sought to increase LPG purchases from alternative markets, including West Africa and the United States, during the disruption. How...