New Delhi, May 14 -- The Strait of Hormuz has become far more than a narrow maritime passage between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. It is now a symbol of humanity's dangerous overdependence on concentrated fossil-fuel supply chains - a geopolitical chokepoint capable of shaking the foundations of the global economy, destabilising societies, intensifying inflation and slowing climate action across continents.

Every escalation around this narrow corridor sends tremors through oil prices, shipping routes, food systems, industrial production and household economies. Add to that the strategically random utterances from warring factions that ordinary citizens watch during press conferences. The consequences are immediate and universal -...