The prolonged talks, mostly dead-locked and partially filled with a false semblance of hope at once, reminiscent of Kabhi Haan, Kabhi Naa (Strait of Hormuz closed, then opened, again closed….) syndrome have a hidden layer beneath the blinking shifts of pangs of fear leading to choked capital flows across competing asset classes while also erupting in exuberance, a part vicious-part virtuous self belief in transformative AI-led tech architecture unfolding unevenly