New Delhi, June 22 -- The flare-up in West Asia following US missile strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities has heightened geopolitical tensions and intensified external risks to India's economy, even as many analysts say the escalation may prove short-lived.

At stake for India is the potential fallout from surging oil prices, a widening current account deficit, higher energy and shipping costs fuelling domestic inflation, investor risk aversion, capital outflows, and broader risks to economic growth.

"The bigger impact will be on sentiment. However, oil intensity has been going down structurally. For India too, the share of oil imports in total imports has come down from 21% in 2018 to 16.5% in 2025," said Sachchidanand Shukla, group chi...