NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist’, Vikram Singh Mehta, Chairman & Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), Editor, ‘The Next Stop: Natural Gas and India’s Journey to a Clean Energy Future’ and Former Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies In India in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi.
Mr Mehta assesses the impact on India of gas, oil and financial sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine, petrol and diesel prices, the repercussions on India and Russia’s energy assets in each other’s countries, how India should deal with energy volatility, alternate supply measures, india’s strategic reserves, the Iranian crude oil option if a return to the nuclear deal is reached, Tajikistan, the China-Russia partnership, Russia and Saudi Arabia’s interests, European Union dependence on Russia, U.S. officials reportedly meeting in Venezuela with President Nicolás Maduro and whether the world is realigning to a new energy order.
