The implementation of the India-U.K. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on July 15 marks a landmark bilateral shift by granting zero-duty access to 99% of Indian exports, opening public procurement markets, and strengthening services mobility alongside the target of doubling trade to over $100 billion by 2030. In stark contrast to these institutional gains, escalating West Asian conflicts have severely disrupted maritime trade, doubling ocean freight rates on major routes from India’s west coast, triggering severe vessel shortages, and causing massive port congestion at Nhava Sheva and Mundra. These logistics bottlenecks are causing acute inventory buildups and container shortages for Indian exporters, while stranded fertilizer vessels carrying critical crop nutrients like DAP and urea at Kandla Port threaten timely distribution during the peak kharif sowing season. The convergence of global conflict, space scarcity, and rising demurrage fees highlights the extreme vulnerability of India’s key export-import logistics corridors.