Squeezed by Trump’s tariffs and China’s industrial muscle, the EU and Australia bury old trade disputes to finalize a long-delayed free trade deal. After nearly a decade of stop-start negotiations, the EU-Australia free trade deal has...
As Trump dials up pressure on Europe to guard the Strait of Hormuz, Russia is taking advantage of the rise in energy prices to the detriment of Ukraine and its allies in Europe. US President Donald...
Following a review of evolving financial conditions, the Reserve Bank of India announced a package of liquidity operations that will inject over ₹2 lakh crore (about $23 billion) into the banking system. The measures include...
Debt-for-nature swaps and conservation funds to halt biodiversity loss are gaining traction as governments link ecosystem collapse to geopolitical instability. Razed forests, collapsing fisheries and vanishing pollinators rarely register as national security threats. Yet recognition is growing that nature...
The beleaguered Iranian regime, with very few international allies, has been counting on Moscow’s support amid the ongoing US-Israeli strikes, but so far it has been left deeply disappointed. Just hours after Israeli and US...
The taxation of share buybacks in India has taken yet another turn, but this time, the direction appears deliberate and balanced. In Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a return to capital gains taxation...
India’s Union Budget 2026–27 has been widely interpreted through its headline metrics—fiscal deficit targets, nominal growth projections, and assurances of consolidation with continuity. Yet a closer reading of the detailed fiscal architecture, particularly the “Budget...
India today presents an unusual contradiction. It is a nation that saves heavily, aspires boldly, and increasingly engages with formal finance—yet struggles to convert accumulated wealth into sustained productive investment. Household resources continue to gravitate...
Negotiations for the EU-India FTA began in 2007 but were suspended in 2013 before being formally relaunched in 2022. The conclusion of the agreement on January 27, 2026, was driven by a powerful geopolitical imperative...
SpaceX & xAI: The move intends to support the world’s richest man’s efforts to dominate both the rocket and AI markets. Musk aims to use the deal to build data centers in space. Rocket venture...
Headline growth numbers often carry a quiet authority. They reassure, they stabilise expectations, and they shape public narrative. Yet, in macroeconomic analysis, comfort is not the same as clarity. An economy may continue to post...
The euro has reached its highest level against the US dollar since 2021. That has consequences for eurozone companies and consumers, but few think that the European Central Bank should intervene yet. The US dollar...