Category: Global Economy
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The Trade Agreement That Extends Beyond Tariffs
A New Chapter in India–US Economic Relations Trade negotiations between India and the United States have often moved through cycles of optimism, disagreement, compromise, and strategic recalibration. The latest discussions surrounding the first phase of an India–US trade agreement appear to be following a similar pattern. Yet beneath the headlines…
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The New Geography of Power: Why the Global Economy Is No Longer Playing by Old Rules
For much of the last four decades, the world economy appeared to move in a predictable direction. Countries specialized according to their strengths, businesses chased efficiency, and global supply chains stretched across continents. The assumption was simple: economics would dominate politics. Today, that assumption is rapidly breaking down. The world…
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Agricultural Trade in an Age of Food Security Anxiety
For decades, agricultural trade was presented as one of the greatest success stories of globalization. Countries specialized in crops where they enjoyed natural advantages, international markets connected producers and consumers across continents, and global food availability expanded significantly. Yet beneath this success lay a persistent reality. Food is not just…
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Why Small Countries Like Uruguay Are Winning the Development RaceBeyond Size: The Real Meaning of Development
For much of modern history, economic power was often associated with size. Large populations, vast territories, abundant natural resources, and large domestic markets were considered the foundations of national prosperity. Yet the twenty-first century has challenged this assumption. Some of the most successful societies today are not giant economies but…
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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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Cheap Labour or Ecosystem: What Is Really Driving the Shift of IT Majors from China to India
For nearly three decades, the global business community looked at India mainly as a destination for low-cost talent. The image was simple. Cheap engineers, English-speaking graduates, back-office support, call centres, coding support, and outsourced software maintenance. China, meanwhile, became the world’s factory with unmatched infrastructure, manufacturing ecosystems, and execution speed.…
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Demography is Becoming the New Economics
For decades, economists believed that capital, technology, and natural resources were the primary drivers of national power. Today, demographics are slowly overtaking all three. The structure of population itself is becoming the hidden engine that determines which economies rise, which stagnate, and which collapse under social and fiscal pressure. The…
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