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Hormuz Jolt: India’s Grand Plan to Escape Global Chokepoints; Future Proofing Oil, Trade

| May 05, 2026, 01:26:10 PM | TOI.in
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As tensions rise around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints, India faces a harsh reality - distant conflicts can hit home faster than ever. So how is India responding? From diversifying oil imports and boosting domestic production… to building alternative trade corridors… New Delhi is quietly rewriting its global trade strategy. This explainer breaks down India’s biggest vulnerabilities (from Hormuz and Suez to Malacca) and the ambitious plan to reduce dependence on these risky chokepoints. Here's a peek behind India's secret corridor strategy. Multiple routes. Multiple redundancies. No single point of failure. INSTC bypasses Suez. IMEC bypasses Hormuz. The Chennai-Vladivostok route bypasses Malacca. The India-Myanmar-Thailand highway bypasses maritime routes entirely. The Andaman Islands watch over Malacca's western mouth. And Chabahar opens Central Asia. Because for a rising power like India, this is no longer just about trade. This is about economic security.

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