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Global events exposed critical vulnerabilities in India's supply chains
  • Houthi attacks revealed 90% of Indian shipping on foreign vessels
  • US sanctions risk demonstrated with Russian oil purchases
  • COVID pandemic showed fragility of global supply chains
  • Prompted reevaluation of strategic dependencies
SundepanIndia Today00:28:06

Supporting quotes

“We wake up one morning and we discover that 90% of our shipping is carried on foreign flag vessels when the Houthis thanks to the Houthis.” — Sundepan
“There is no geopolitical insulation for stuff like fighter jet engines... if one country wants to put you under pressure over a trade deal over you buying Russian oil.” — Sundepan

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