India, May 1 -- We live in an interconnected world, where the impact of the ongoing war is already being felt across industries, trade routes and supply chains far beyond the immediate region of conflict. The conflict, triggered by the joint American and Israeli military operations on February 28, 2026 and intensified by subsequent Iranian retaliatory attacks across the region, has disrupted major air transit hubs and shipping routes, hampering the movement of goods from medicines to oil.

As we are putting this together, these disruptions are beginning to reflect in India's pharmaceutical trade, particularly with West Asia. The ongoing challenges in the global freight market have the potential to significantly impact Indian pharmaceutica...