{"id":197177,"date":"2026-03-25T20:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=197177"},"modified":"2026-03-25T20:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:05:10","slug":"rising-costs-in-gas-fertilizer-and-food-indias-economic-outlook-grim-amid-middle-east-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/03\/25\/rising-costs-in-gas-fertilizer-and-food-indias-economic-outlook-grim-amid-middle-east-tensions.html","title":{"rendered":"Rising costs in gas, fertilizer, and food: India\u2019s economic outlook grim amid Middle East tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, India is grappling with escalating economic challenges, and experts warn that the country is heading towards increasing financial strain.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, international affairs expert and Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago, John Mearsheimer, in an interview with Russian television, emphasized that the Middle East conflict has become a critical major challenge for India\u2019s domestic economy. He cautioned that India is becoming a nation burdened with mounting losses.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Mearsheimer raised concerns about the extent of the damage India might incur as a result of the ongoing crisis, noting that rising costs of gas, fertilizer, and food production are expected to trigger heightened inflation and further financial pressure. This situation poses a grave risk for India, and the country\u2019s media is also drawing attention to the threat.<\/p>\n<p>Experts point out that Professor Mearsheimer&#8217;s analysis underscores the potential for a severe economic crisis in India due to the Middle East conflict. An ill-managed diplomatic and political approach could further deepen the country\u2019s economic woes.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, experts have warned that disruptions in fertilizer and food production could lead to long-term economic hardships for Indian farmers and exporters, with repercussions that may felt for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, India is grappling with escalating economic challenges, and experts warn that the country is heading towards increasing financial strain. According to Kashmir Media Service, international affairs expert and Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago, John Mearsheimer, in an interview with Russian &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":183506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/09\/indian-economy1757487092-0-600x450-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197178,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197177\/revisions\/197178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}