07/07/2026
Fast Energy Transition Key Lesson from US-Iran War
Ajay Shankar, former Secretary, Ministry of Power, and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi, says the and the emerging geopolitics makes it imperative for India to quickly move away from excessive dependence on imported and to quickly scale up its sectors. Strategic R&D expenditure by the government is key in some important parts of the value addition chain.
In a discussion with The Wire’s founding editor M.K. Venu, Ajay Shankar talks, among other things, about how India is looking at its policies in light of the emerging situation due to the West Asia crisis.
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The Wire's founding editor M.K. Venu discusses India's energy policies, fuel pricing and more with Ajay Shankar, former secretary, Ministry of Power.