Asia is learning crucial lessons from the recent Persian Gulf conflict, emphasizing the need for larger energy reserves and a wider array of fossil fuel providers. The war highlighted the region's vulnerability to supply disruptions, prompting nations like India to plan strategic stockpiles. This crisis has also accelerated the push towards renewable energy sources across the continent, aiming for a more resilient and diversified power system.

There is still no lasting peace deal in the Persian Gulf, but energy-hungry Asia is already drawing energy lessons from four months of war: it needs bigger buffers,…

Asia is learning crucial lessons from the recent Persian Gulf conflict, emphasizing the need for larger energy reserves and a wider array of fossil fuel providers. The war…