Crude reality | Book Review — Unfilled Barrels: India’s Oil Story by Richa Mishra

Oil crises are here to stay, particularly in India. The playbook is now familiar. Crude oil price goes up and so do fuel prices and there is a standardised template for passing on the blame. But logically one would say that to reduce the impact of these crises, we need to be less import dependent. For this, we need to understand this sector better and must have the right policy environment to ensure this happens within a time frame.

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