India, March 28 -- As global headlines continue to track instability in West Asia, its effects are beginning to register much closer to home. In India, fluctuations in LPG prices and concerns around supply are no longer abstract policy concerns. They are showing up in everyday routines: delayed deliveries, rising costs, and a renewed awareness of dependence.

India imports nearly 60% of its LPG consumption and over 45% of its natural gas requirement, making domestic energy use deeply tied to global supply chains. When these are disrupted, the impact is rarely distant. It is felt in households, in kitchens, in the timing of everyday life.

In the tricity region, including Chandigarh, this dependence is not just economic. It is infrastructu...