Kozhikode, March 31 -- Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday warned of a looming "financial earthquake" linking the ongoing tensions in West Asia to a potential spike in fuel prices and inflation that would be directly felt by the people of India in the coming months.

Addressing a gathering in Kozhikode today, Gandhi said that the unfolding situation in the Gulf region is a "tragedy" whose consequences remain uncertain, but cautioned that its ripple effects would directly affect people in Kerala and across India.

He further warned that rising global instability could soon translate into economic distress domestically. "You know what is happening in the Middle East... a tragedy is unfolding, and nobody kn...