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Reforming Global Financial Institutions in an Age of Fragmented Power
The global financial system is entering one of its most uncertain phases since the creation of the Bretton Woods institutions after the Second World War. Institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were originally designed in a period when economic power was concentrated largely in Western economies.…
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India–Canada Trade Reset and the Illusion of Easy Globalisation
The renewed attempt by India and Canada to conclude a trade agreement before the end of the year reflects far more than a normal Free Trade Agreement negotiation. It reflects the changing psychology of the global economy itself. Countries are no longer entering trade partnerships merely for tariff reduction. They…
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Currency Wars and the New Geopolitical Economy
For decades, currencies were treated largely as economic instruments linked to trade balances, inflation control, and monetary stability. Today, currencies are slowly transforming into geopolitical weapons. Exchange rates are no longer merely numbers decided by markets or central banks. They are becoming instruments of strategic influence, economic pressure, export competitiveness,…
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India–UAE Economic Partnership: Opportunity or Strategic Dependency? The India–United Arab Emirates economic relationship is entering a new phase where trade is no longer only about oil, gold, or remittances. It is now moving toward strategic investments, logistics corridors, ports, digital infrastructure, food systems, energy transition, and sovereign wealth participation. At…
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Cybersecurity and the New Battlefield of Economic Power
Cybersecurity is no longer confined to computer experts sitting in isolated rooms protecting passwords and servers. It is rapidly becoming one of the defining pillars of economic stability, industrial competitiveness, national sovereignty, and even social trust. In earlier decades, countries protected borders with armies, missiles, and intelligence systems. Today, nations…
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Banking Expansion or Systemic Risk? The Hidden Questions Behind India’s Push for Rural and Informal Sector Lending
India’s banking system is once again being asked to play the role of economic rescuer. The recent direction to Public Sector Banks to prepare scalable lighthouse initiatives for rural lending and informal sector financing appears positive on the surface because agriculture, small enterprises, street vendors, artisans, and rural entrepreneurs continue…
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Energy Security or Strategic Dependency
The India-UAE energy agreement is being projected as a visionary geopolitical breakthrough, but beneath the optimism lies a far more uncomfortable reality. The agreement reflects not merely cooperation but India’s growing structural anxiety about its own energy insecurity. The larger question remains unanswered: why is a country aspiring to become…
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India and the Fear of Recession in 2026
The discussion around whether India is moving towards a recession in 2026 reflects a deeper anxiety about the changing global economic order rather than an immediate collapse of the Indian economy itself. Historically, India has faced multiple moments where fears of economic slowdown created psychological uncertainty among businesses, investors, and…
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Platforms, Power and the Invisible Control of Everyday Life
The history of economic power has always moved through different centres of control. In earlier centuries, landowners controlled agriculture, industrialists controlled factories, and banks controlled finance. Today, a new form of power is emerging through consumer technology platforms that increasingly shape how people buy, travel, communicate, learn, entertain themselves, and…
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The Strange Moment When Global Markets Rise but India Slows Down
For many Indians watching television or checking stock apps every evening, the current situation feels confusing. American markets are touching new highs, some European and Asian indices are recovering, technology stocks globally are attracting fresh investment, and optimism around artificial intelligence and energy transition is pushing capital into many economies.…
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