New Delhi, June 18 -- New Delhi: With the West Asia war drawing to an end, India may see retail prices of edible oils easing by up to 10% in the coming months and then staying stable through the peak consumption season of festivals that starts August, said two people citing an assessment by an empowered group of officials and experts on managing inflation in the wake of the war. India is the world's top importer of edible oils.

The government had set up seven empowered groups late March to assess the impact of the war and take remedial steps across sectors, including national security, external affairs, the economy, trade and supply chains, energy, fertilizers and farm inputs, prices of essential commodities, transport and logistics, and...