Economy
Boao Forum for Asia 2024: Key Geopolitical and Economic Takeaways
The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), an annual conference which brings together global leaders from government, academia and business -- dubbed as China’s Davos,...
India-UAE CEPA: How India’s States Are Tapping Potential Benefits
The India-UAE free trade agreement or Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement CEPA – which came into force on May 1, 2022 has given a strong...
The African Resurgence: From Conflict to Stability
Clearly, the horses have changed. There is a whole new breed of countries surging forward with stellar economic growth patterns; geographically, while there are...
Regional Turmoil and Its Impact on Afghanistan’s Economy
If one were to look at India-Iran-Afghanistan connectivity, there are a number of challenges, both global and regional. During PM Modi’s May 2016 visit...
Myanmar-Malaysia Ties: The Road Ahead
Myanmar’s State Counselor, Aung San Suu Kyi (the de facto leader of the ruling National League For Democracy government), while delivering a Keynote speech...
US-China Trade War and Its Impact on Singapore
Singapore's growth estimates for 2019 have been brought down to 0-1%, by the country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). This is significantly lower than the...
Geopolitics or Policy on the G20 Osaka Summit Menu?
The Group of Twenty’s (G20) Osaka Summit, to be held on June 28-29, is currently the focus of global media and expert attention; this...
The US-China Trade War: Where Will it End?
The trade war between the US and China that began last year has now entered into its worst phase. In 2018, the US started...
China Leans Towards Reforming WTO’s National Security Exception
On Monday, May 13, China submitted its “Proposal on WTO Reform”, a synopsis of the Chinese government’s latest thoughts on how the World Trade...
Is China Willing to Take Pains to Reform its Economy?
After the latest gathering of China’s top-governing body Politburo to review its first quarter economic performance, the state-run Xinhua News Agency released a commentary...
Are Free Markets Moral?
Adam Smith, famously known as the father of economics and the chief proponent of laissez-faire capitalist economy, enlightened us about an idea of an...
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Foreign Policy
Analysing the Turkic Vector of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy
The Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) is one of...
Americas
Why the Caribbean Community Backs Palestinian Statehood
With foreign ministers of the 14 mostly Anglophone sovereign member...
Central Asia
Central Asia: A Battleground of Economic and Energy Rivalry among Global Powers
Central Asia, previously underestimated, has now become a focal...
Geopolitics
China’s Strategic Canal in Cambodia May Cause Regional Destabilization
A Chinese-backed canal project aims to connect the Cambodian...
Diplomacy
International Cooperation and Science Diplomacy for Plant Health
Observed worldwide, international days and weeks initiated by the...