India, March 18 -- India is yet to take a call on requests from several neighbouring countries for supply of fuel, the external affairs ministry said on Wednesday against the backdrop of widespread disruptions in global energy supplies since Israel and the US launched their war against Iran last month.

The Indian side has received requests from Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka in recent days for the supply of fuel amid the energy crisis caused by the West Asia conflict. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have put in place measures to conserve energy, such as shutting down universities, rationing fuel sales and declaring an additional weekly holiday, while authorities in the Maldives recently hiked petrol and diesel prices.

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