India's energy crisis deepens as Middle East conflict ripples through economy.

India's energy crisis deepens as Middle East conflict ripples through economy. A month into the Persian Gulf conflict, LPG shortages are forcing street vendors and urban workers to make impossible choices. Food stall owners near New Delhi's Kashmiri Gate station are abandoning their businesses as cooking fuel costs skyrocket. One vendor now pays four times the government price for LPG cylinders and has resorted to expensive kerosene alternatives. Daily sales have collapsed as prices rise across roadside eateries. Manufacturing and key industries face prolonged growth headwinds from higher energy costs. The supply crunch affects millions of urban laborers dependent on affordable street food, pushing some to leave cities entirely. India's economy faces mounting pressure from sustained energy price pressures.