MKV's 360 Degrees | Fast Energy Transition Key Lesson from US-Iran War

Name: MKVs 360 Degrees | Fast Energy Transition Key Lesson from US-Iran War - The Wire
Uploaded: 2026-07-02T13:13:13+05:30
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Description: 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.

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.

M.K. Venu

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.

Ajay Shankar, former secretary, Ministry of Power, says the Iran-US war and the emerging geopolitics makes it imperative for India to quickly move away from excessive dependence on imported fossil fuels and to quickly scale up its renewable energy 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 energy policies in light of the emerging situation due to the West Asia crisis.

Watch the interview to know more.

This article went live on July second, two thousand twenty six, at thirteen minutes past one in the afternoon.

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