Energy crunch singes New Delhi street stalls

Escalating crisis: A delivery person carries LPG cylinders on a cycle in New Delhi as a shortfall in Middle East supply has rippled through India’s economy.

OUTSIDE New Delhi’s main bus terminus, a cluster of food stalls set up under makeshift canopies has been selling pan-fried flatbreads, comforting stews and hot tea to weary travellers for decades.

Now – just one month into a war in the Persian Gulf that has upended global energy supply – at least one stretch outside the Kashmiri Gate station is almost empty.