India is surprisingly having no trouble sourcing alternatives to Mideast oil, but the government's subsidy bill risks becoming dangerously unsustainable.

India is rapidly diversifying crude imports away from the Middle East as the Strait of Hormuz disruption cuts access to key Gulf suppliers like Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar.

As India grapples with escalating fuel and plastic costs, the situation is further exacerbated by supply disruptions in West Asia, jeopardizing oil access. This trend is likely to…