When I wrote this, this isn't even a news just noticed that the price was increased but couple days later it is the biggest headline of our country, every petrol bunk is having long queue and people are filling whatever they can.
Petrol pump queue is a panic queue. The Indian government has been getting a good amount of crude oil from Russia; it has now gone upto 50 percent, as per
reportsBut the main problem is LPG, they say only commercial but looks like the shortage is real for domestic ones too, and government said they increase the lockin period to 25 days from 15. I doubt the economy will face a serious dent if the LPG issue doesn't resolve in a week, because it's not just restaurants but almost affecting everything, and the workers then their family then it will be petrol and diesel?
You are right, the main problem is LPG and LNG. An LPG shortage is evident, but an LNG shortage has yet to emerge. An LNG shortage can be catastrophic as it is used to produce fertilizers. I am sure the shortage can undermine the inflation the Indian government has been maintaining for quite some time, directly affecting the Indian economy's growth.
In all these crisis there is only one country that will be benifiting and that is Russia. Putin might be sitting in the Kremlin and enjoying the show started by Trump in the Middle East.