AWAKENINGS

  Modi had recalled and explained how his government had tackled successfully the biggest energy crisis of the 21st Century due to blockade of movement of shipe through Strait of Hormuz.   Modi said: India took the right decisions at every level, assessed the crisis in time, devised effective strategies, used resources in a balanced way, and positively leveraged its diplomatic power. That is how India overcame the crisis.   While some forces were busy spreading rumors and fear publicly, behind the scenes, immense work was being done day and night. The patience, the effort, the sensitive steps taken at the policy and diplomatic levels - history will one day record them as unprecedented.   Let me give one example:   LPG, or cooking gas. We all know that about 60 percent of our LPG needs were imported, and 90 percent of that came from Gulf countries through the Strait of Hormuz. Suddenly, the war conditions nearly stopped that supply. You can imagine the ...