The Butterfly in the Room: How an India Shock Breaks the AI Buildout

The Butterfly in the Room: How an India Shock Breaks the AI Buildout
by Jonah McLeod on 01-27-2026 at 8:00 am

Lorenz Butterfly

India rarely makes the front page of the Western technology press — and when it does, the story is growth. What is happening right now doesn’t fit that story. Since late February, the U.S.-Iran conflict has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz — the waterway through which roughly half of India’s crude oil and 60% of its natural … Read More