Ranjan Mathai

The Chinese side is yet to confirm the Russian statements, but not because of any concerns about western sanctions

India can, if necessary, switch to many alternate suppliers without much additional cost

Despite hosting the world's third largest known reserves of rare earths, these critical minerals will remain a critical challenge for India

Following the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and suspension of supplies via the Yamal pipeline through Poland, Russia has to compete for access to European markets mainly through LNG exports

China's post-2013 oil strategy offers valuable lessons for India on unlocking new reserves

As the demand for petroleum products drives on relentlessly, imports surged to 230 mt, leaving us vulnerable to vagaries of global uncertainties

The US, currently obsessed with its campaigns against Russia and oil, may respond over time. But Iran and Israel are both capable of surprise manoeuvres

By 2025, tiny Guyana could be producing more oil than the whole of India. This fact alone points to what we have missed out on by driving away international investment through policy hostility

The 11-nation partnership to secure critical mineral supplies has the potential to influence future investments and trade flows in energy

India's geological potential remains largely unexplored because of policy hostility and high-handed taxation rather than the lack of expertise

Data for the financial year 2020-21 revealed that domestic oil production fell again by 5% to 30.5 mn tonnes. This is the lowest in this century

India seeks self-reliance even as it faces the strategic challenge of a real two-front threat scenario. This calls for defence requirements to reacquire budgetary priority