As conflict threatens the Strait of Hormuz and Brent spikes above $100, New Delhi leans on Russian crude, diversified suppliers and state buffers to keep fuel flowing and prices in check At India  Energy Week 2026  in January, the key event for the country's oil and gas industry, officials signaled a confident assertion of India’s place in global energy: not only as the world’s  third-largest energy consumer , but as a pragmatic actor in an increasingly unstable system. Weeks later, the