Recent fuel, transport and policy updates, in a clear and scan-friendly format.
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Automakers and component makers in India are bracing for production disruption as conflict-related gas shortages begin affecting operations.
India shipped around 1 million metric tons of diesel to Southeast Asia in March, the highest level in more than seven years.
India has reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel to shield consumers from the impact of sharply higher global crude prices.
Even with oil off its peak, India remains exposed through imported crude costs, shipping disruption and rupee sensitivity tied to the Gulf conflict.
Global shares gained and oil fell more than 5% on de-escalation hopes, though the wider conflict still leaves markets vulnerable to sudden reversal.
Britain has approved the use of UK-linked bases for U.S. strikes on Iranian missile sites targeting ships, raising the political and military stakes around Hormuz.
Britain is starting to feel the economic side-effects of the conflict, with a weaker pound, slower business activity and the sharpest jump in manufacturers' input costs in decades.
Britain has offered to host an international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, underlining how quickly the conflict has turned into a global energy emergency.
Kuwait's top oil executive has warned that Gulf disruption is choking output and keeping the entire global energy system under pressure.
Reliance has bought 5 million barrels of Iranian oil after Washington's temporary waiver, marking India's first such purchase since 2019.
Washington has temporarily eased sanctions for certain Iranian oil already at sea, a tactical move designed to put a lid on runaway crude prices.
Washington has put forward a detailed ceasefire proposal, but Tehran has dismissed the idea of negotiating directly while the conflict continues.
Tehran told the U.N. that non-hostile vessels can transit the Strait of Hormuz, yet the message still leaves a giant cloud over global shipping and oil prices.
Brent crude pulled back sharply as traders reacted to fresh ceasefire talk, but the market still looks one ugly headline away from another spike.
