India’s LPG system is efficient in normal times but fragile in crises
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Mohammad Ali is the recipient of the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting on South Asia. He is a Senior Associate Editor at Outlook, based in Delhi. He tweets at @hindureporter
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