India, March 17 -- The live entertainment segment has been growing in India over the last few years. More and more artists now include India in their tour itineraries. Big concerts and global artists performing in front of Indian audiences have become more of an expectation than a rarity. But the upcoming international concerts in India are now facing an unexpected disruption.

As tensions persist between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other in the Middle East, the effects are beginning to show up far beyond geopolitics. In recent weeks, several international artists have either cancelled or reconsidered their India shows, because a larger global uncertainty is making international travel planning complicated.

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