Mumbai/IBNS, Feb. 9 -- Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal has said India must urgently explore ways to achieve energy independence, calling it crucial in an era of global uncertainty and volatile geopolitics.

In a post on X, Agarwal warned that India remains vulnerable due to its heavy dependence on energy imports, noting that nearly 90 per cent of the country's oil and gas needs are imported.

The Vedanta chairman stressed that India should rely on its entrepreneurs, businessmen and startups to drive exploration and energy production, saying the country is "blessed with tremendous resources".

"Fortunately, we are blessed with tremendous resources-around 300 billion barrels equivalent, more than 30 times Guyana's potential. We also hav...