India, Aug. 30 -- Energy security has emerged as one of the defining strategic priorities of the 21st century. Geopolitical conflicts, supply chain disruptions and volatile crude oil prices have showed that a nation's economic resilience is intrinsically linked to its ability to secure reliable and affordable energy. For developing economies with rising energy demand like India, the path to long-term energy security lies not merely in expanding energy supply, but in fundamentally transforming how energy is produced, delivered and consumed. India's economy still depends heavily on ships bringing in crude oil, natural gas and LPG from halfway across the world. When that supply chain wobbles, so does our economy, our currency and the lives o...