India's ability to quickly diversify crude oil imports and avoid a major fuel crisis during the recent Strait of Hormuz conflict was the outcome of years of strategic infrastructure development and global energy partnerships, not an overnight response, former Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Chairman B. Ashok said on Tuesday. 

Speaking to IANS, Ashok said India's ability to diversify crude oil supplies at short notice reflected years of strategic planning that strengthened the country's energy security.