New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Two headlines this week could be linked to the widening fallout from the war and conflict in West Asia? The question mark is deliberate: official investigations are still underway into both incidents.

First, the serious mid-air crisis aboard a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Most of the 174 passengers were Israeli nationals, including 27 children; some also held US citizenship.

About two and a half hours into the three-hour flight, Flight FZ 1073 suddenly dropped 14,000 feet in 30 seconds, triggering panic on board. Media reports said the co-pilot attacked the pilot, Indian national Captain Smit Machchhar, while the aircraft was in Jordanian airspace.

The aircraft then turned back towards Saudi Arabia and l...