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Last week, India’s ruling United Progressive Alliance gave state-run oil companies the green light to increase prices by over a dollar per litre. The result was massive gridlock throughout Dehli as drivers tried to sneak in one last cheap fill up. (GlobalSpin)
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Increasing the price of gasoline in India should create a decrease in the demand for the fuel, which, in turn, will lower the price for a while. The demand will probably go back up after a short period, as they get used to the new prices.