Ranjan Mathai

Oiling wheels of change

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

Time to 'phase up' on oil production

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

China oils a West Asian deal

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

Going with the flow: Oil and gas exploration in India

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 West digs for the next energy battle

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

Oil, toil and turmoil

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

Oil in dangerous waters

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

Rafales and self-reliance

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