"“Patriotism is not only about the willingness to sacrifice one's life on the border. In these times, it is about living responsibly and fulfilling our duties to the nation in our daily lives,” Modi said Sunday during a speech in the southern city of Hyderabad, according to the BBC."
"In an address earlier this week, the prime minister said Indians should make arrangements to work from home and take more virtual meetings. If citizens must leave home, they should take public transportation, such as the bus or metro, or carpool if a private vehicle is necessary."
"The prime minister also asked citizens to limit international travel and pause purchases to keep foreign currency in the country, and asked farmers to halve their fertilizer use, which requires oil to produce. Conserving oil and other resources is a patriotic duty as the war in Iran strains them, Modi said."
"The war in Iran has slowed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 million barrels of oil passed daily before the war. This flow of oil has slowed to a trickle because of the conflict, and India may be one of the countries most at risk. The country imports 85% of the fuel it uses."
The prime minister urged Indians to return to COVID-era work-from-home practices and increase virtual meetings to reduce commuting. If leaving home is necessary, public transportation such as buses or metro systems should be used, or carpooling should be arranged when private vehicles are required. Citizens were also asked to limit international travel and pause purchases to conserve foreign currency. Farmers were instructed to halve fertilizer use, which depends on oil for production. The guidance frames conserving oil and other resources as a patriotic duty during strains caused by the war in Iran. Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have slowed sharply, increasing India’s vulnerability because most fuel is imported and a large share of crude and liquefied natural gas must pass through the strait.
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