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Energy security: how logistics helped India sail through the Gulf war's Hormuz chokehold

A feat of diplomatic, logistical and policy agility was pulled off to ensure that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz didn’t impact India as badly as other big importers of oil and gas. What we now need is to cut freight vulnerabilities. Here's what may help.

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Energy security: how logistics helped India sail through the Gulf war's Hormuz chokehold

A feat of diplomatic, logistical and policy agility was pulled off to ensure that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz didn’t impact India as badly as other big importers of oil and gas. What we now need is to cut freight vulnerabilities. Here's what may help.

The foundation for that outcome was structural, not reactive. Over the preceding decade, India had systematically dismantled its dependence on any single supply corridor. LPG import terminals doubled…

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