India, April 19 -- The global crisis triggered by the war in West Asia has yet again highlighted the fragility of energy supply chains. The almost immediate casualty of this war was the price of oil and gas. Even with a temporary halt in hostilities, the resultant economic impacts will reverberate for some time to come. As nations around the world take stock, conversations surrounding energy independence and security have taken the centre stage. Amidst the immediate and long-term fallout, India must treat this moment as a strategic inflection point and accelerate its shift toward domestic clean energy systems while simultaneously prioritising energy efficiency.

India is the second largest importer of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and the...