Modi urges Indians to work from home and limit foreign travel as Iran war continues
Key takeaways
- Modi said the austerity measures, reminiscent of the Covid era, would reduce India's fuel use and help save foreign exchange.
- Analysts described Modi's appeal, made at a public event in the southern city of Hyderabad on Sunday, as the "most drastic" so far.
- "Patriotism is not only about the willingness to sacrifice one's life on the border.
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Geeta Pandey BBC Correspondent, Delhi Reuters Modi also urged people to use public transport and carpool to conserve fuel Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to Indians to revive working from home, buy less gold and limit foreign travel to deal with a surge in global energy prices because of the continuing crisis in the Middle East.
Modi said the austerity measures, reminiscent of the Covid era, would reduce India's fuel use and help save foreign exchange.
India imports 90% of its oil and its crude bill has seen a multi-billion dollar spike since the US and Israel's war on Iran, with the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow Gulf chokepoint, shut for more than two-and-a-half months now.