Indians turn Diet Coke craze into art amid can shortage linked to war on Iran
Bhushan Kumar, Sunil Kataria, Keval Singh/Reuters
11 May 2026 at 13:44:51
A global shipping crisis triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran has led to an aluminium can shortage in India, disrupting supplies of Diet Coke. Instead of panicking, young fans in New Delhi are turning the scarcity into art—bedazzling cans, painting pop-art canvases, and designing T-shirts to keep the "Diet Coke culture" alive.
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