India will use whatever “margin of persuasion” it has while talking to oil-producing nations to make sure the fuel prices are down in the country, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.
He added that India’s dependence on traditional energy sources such as petrol and coal will remain for a very long time and the transition to green energy sources will be orderly only if their prices are affordable.
In his speech at the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue organised by the Indian Navy, Puri said, “As a minister, the government is very sensitive to prices.
