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Domestic Reform, Not Diplomatic Cleverness, Is What Actually Saved India in 1991

With the Iran conflict disrupting Strait of Hormuz navigation and energy costs and the Ukraine war entering its fifth year without resolution, foreign policy commentary is drawing direct parallels to the 1990-91 twin shocks of the Gulf War and Soviet collapse - a comparison relevant to how India should calibrate strategic autonomy, energy security and domestic resilience amid renewed global instability.