U.S. Wants To Boost Energy Exports to India. It Will Be Tough.

The United States is looking to increase its exports of crude oil and natural gas to India—the world’s most heavily import-dependent nation. As such, India is a tasty morsel for any producing country with extra barrels. Yet there is a reason that the U.S. is not already a major supplier to the subcontinent—there are simply too many obstacles on this course. Last week, Washington’s ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, said on X that he’d met with India’s energy minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, to discuss “Expanding…