India, March 16 -- To describe how globally interdependent we have become is well-nigh impossible. Just last week, we were discussing how the war, though being waged in a different region, would come to affect the residents here, regardless of how disconnected or apathetic they are to the international scene. And then, in response to potential supply chain disruptions from the West Asian conflict, the government announced on March 8, 2026, a strict policy prioritising domestic LPG cooking gas.

Invoking the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, the government has implemented several temporary measures to ensure that 33+ crore households have an uninterrupted supply of LPG. Refineries are instructed to maximise LPG production by utilising avail...