When fire breaks out in one corner of the world, the smoke drifts far — and on Tuesday, the Indian stock market breathed in the consequences of renewed Middle East tensions. As crude oil prices climbed, India's deep dependence on imported energy transformed a distant geopolitical tremor into a domestic economic concern, pressing on inflation, monetary policy, and investor confidence all at once. It is a recurring reminder that in an interconnected world, a nation's prosperity can be hostage to events unfolding thousands of miles beyond its borders.