Why can't India produce more of its own oil and gas? Anil Agarwal flags policy hurdles
Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2026 in New Delhi, Agarwal said the country has the resources and talent to produce more energy at home.
This special report covers allegations made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the Congress party. At a press conference, BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra accused Congress of running a propaganda campaign using fake social media accounts based in foreign countries like the US and Singapore. According to the BJP, 'Pawan Khaira's account is based out of the US... there is a clear pattern in the way Congress is garnering its support based on ex, running this videshi propaganda'. The BJP claims these accounts are used to mock the Indian government and its policies, further alleging that the team of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is involved in insulting India through this purported campaign.
Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2026 in New Delhi, Agarwal said the country has the resources and talent to produce more energy at home.
At the India Today Conclave 2026, Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie joined a panel of veteran journalists for a simulated editorial meeting, bringing together decades of newsroom experience to discuss possible cover story ideas. The session featured prominent media voices including Raj Chengappa, Prabhu Chawla, TN Ninan, Swapan Dasgupta, Shekhar Gupta and Kaveree Bamzai.
Jordan’s Ambassador to India, Yousef Abdelghani, on Friday said some countries behave as though they are “above the law”, stressing that lasting stability in the Middle East can only be achieved through dialogue and peaceful negotiations. Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2026 in Delhi, the envoy warned that conflict only brings suffering and disruption, affecting energy supplies, global trade and people-to-people ties across the region. Abdelghani also dismissed talk of redrawing the map of the Middle East as “nonsense”, stressing that the sovereignty of every country in the region must be respected. Responding to remarks by Donald Trump suggesting that Iran’s map could change after the war and debates around the so-called “Greater Israel” project, he cautioned that calls for regime change or altering borders often lead to instability. While criticising Iran’s use of its airspace to target Israel and Gulf countries, he said Jordan remains neutral in the conflict and continues to advocate peaceful negotiations as the only viable way forward.
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor revealed at the India Today Conclave 2026 how the India Today magazine’s “Newsmakers of the Year 2025” cover featuring Donald Trump and Narendra Modi ended up on Trump’s Truth Social.