Ajay Shankar, former secretary, Ministry of Power, says the Iran-US war and the emerging geopolitics makes it imperative for India to quickly move away from excessive dependence on imported fossil fuels and to quickly scale up its renewable energy sectors. Strategic R&D expenditure by the government is key in some important parts of the value addition chain.In a discussion with The Wire’s founding editor M.K. Venu, Ajay Shankar talks, among other things, about how India is looking at its energy policies in light of the emerging situation due to the West Asia crisis.Watch the interview to know more.