INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 22nd May 2026

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INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 22nd May 2026.

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1.      Alternative energy push amid West Asia crisis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after returning from his UAE and Europe tour, held a marathon Council of Ministers meeting and asked the government to urgently explore alternative energy sources amid the West Asia crisis and Strait of Hormuz blockade. He specifically flagged biogas as a possible substitute for LPG cooking gas. The logic is that India’s heavy dependence on imported energy makes households, industry and inflation vulnerable to geopolitical shocks. The Prime Minister also linked the discussion to the larger reform agenda, saying that Viksit Bharat 2047 is not merely a promise but a commitment. The stand is that reforms must be implemented with vigour, but should improve ease of living and not burden citizens. The gist is that energy security, domestic substitutes, administrative reform and citizen-centred governance are being tied together in crisis-response policymaking.

2.      Petrochemical supply-chain vulnerability