As the US and Israel wage war with Iran, India is beginning to feel the tremors at home.
Nearly half of India's crude oil imports - along with a large share of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments - normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow Gulf chokepoint now effectively closed by the conflict.
India's ties to the region run deeper than energy. About 10 million Indians live and work across the Gulf, sending home record remittances that support millions of families and help finance a large slice of India's external accounts.
More broadly, India's economic links with the Middle East run deep: the region accounts for 17% of India's exports, supplies 55% of its crude oil and generates 38% of its remittances, according to Jefferies, a brokerage firm.
A widening war in the Gulf could therefore hit India on several fronts: energy supplies, remittance flows from the diaspora and Delhi's delicate diplomatic balancing act between Washington, Tehran and the Arab Gulf states.
