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India Relies on the United States for Two‑Thirds of Its Cooking Fuel Imports

India imports about 67 percent of its liquefied petroleum gas from the United States.

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Key Points

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United States supplies the majority share of India's cooking fuel needs.

The conflict in West Asia changed shipping routes for the fuel.

Previously, most of the fuel transited through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage.

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Before the recent conflict in West Asia, roughly 60 percent of India's LPG came through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic narrow waterway that many fuel ships pass.

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5 words

LPG

liquefied petroleum gas, a fuel used for cooking and heating

Strait of Hormuz

a narrow sea channel between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, important for shipping

Conflict

a serious disagreement or fighting between nations

Import

to bring goods into a country from abroad

Percentage

a number that shows a part of a whole out of one hundred

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