Pankaj Gupta (sports administrator)

The West Asia conflict shows no signs of an immediate resolution even after over a month, leaving global markets preoccupied with three imponderables: How long the conflict will last, how severe it may become, and what the new normal might look like once it ends

But that optimism has proved ephemeral as the ongoing war in the Middle East and the accompanying disruption to oil markets gives its world-beating growth story an unexpected jolt