New Delhi, May 15 -- Union minister Kiren Rijiju on 15 May defended the Centre's decision to raise petrol and diesel prices, saying India had managed to keep the increase minimal despite a sharp surge in global crude oil prices triggered by the West Asia conflict.

In a post on X following the fuel price hike, Rijiju said several countries across the world had witnessed petrol and diesel price increases ranging from 20 per cent to nearly 100 per cent, while India restricted the hike to 3.2 per cent for petrol and 3.4 per cent for diesel.

"As the world grappled with soaring fuel prices amid the West Asia conflict, India stood apart," Rijiju wrote on X. Rijiju, an MP from Arunachal Pradesh is Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister ...