The Flickering Flame: India's Fuel Crisis Burns Deep In Nagaland, a region in northeastern India, Tovi Murru and his wife Atoshi Ayemi are struggling to cook food due to unaffordable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders.
Their situation is a stark reminder of the far reaching consequences of global events on local lives. The ongoing Iran war has driven up oil prices, affecting millions of households and businesses across India.
The country's reliance on imported crude oil makes it vulnerable to global market fluctuations. Almost 90% of its crude oil imports come from abroad, making India susceptible to external factors.