MODI URGES SACRIFICE AS GULF WAR HITS INDIA Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to cut spending and conserve energy as the Middle Ea…
MODI URGES SACRIFICE AS GULF WAR HITS INDIA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to cut spending and conserve energy as the Middle East war strains fuel and fertilizer supplies.
Speaking after his party’s election wins, Modi asked citizens to use public transport, carpool and work from home to reduce oil imports. He also urged Indians to delay buying imported gold and avoid overseas travel to help protect foreign-exchange reserves and support the rupee.
Modi called on farmers to rely less on chemical fertilizers, as shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have been disrupted by the U.S.-Iran conflict.