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India keeps retail fuel prices steady despite global crude shocks, exposing limits of market linked claims
Economy
Published on 24 April 2026
Fuel prices barely moved while crude swung wildly
As crude prices whipsawed amid West Asia tensions, India’s retail fuel rates stayed largely unchanged, unlike other countries and even private retailers. The divergence casts doubt on the credibility of “market-linked” pricing, and renews calls to decontrol oil prices while replacing broad cross-subsidies with targeted DBTs for needy households.
- Crude volatility from West Asia tensions did not translate to retail fuel hikes
- India’s prices moved less than other countries and even private retailers
- The gap questions the promise of market linked fuel pricing
- Commentary urges decontrol and targeted DBTs instead of cross subsidising
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