Geopolitics
The Ethanol Gamble: How a Fuel Policy is Starving India's Food Security
India's ambitious ethanol blending policy, touted as a solution to reduce fuel imports, is instead wreaking havoc on vehicles, household budgets, and the nation's food supply chain, driving up the cost of essential commodities like sugar, corn, eggs, and poultry. This reckless policy, prioritizing fuel over food and ignoring historical lessons, is a self-inflicted wound that punishes the very middle class it was meant to benefit, revealing a dangerous and short-sighted betrayal of national interest under the guise of energy independence.
