us-india ties

Trump-Munir optics undermine US-India ties

Donald Trump’s conduct after the Indo-Pakistan conflict and his diplomatic theatrics have rekindled fears of a return to Washington’s old stance on US-India ties. Read more »
world 2.0, Nvidia, UPI, AI, artificial intelligence, supply chains

World 2.0: Peace and security in the age of converging technologies

A US-China thaw and circular supply webs are rewiring trade, slashing risk and accelerating the green transition in World 2.0. #China #World #NVIDIA Read more »
NATO defence budget hike

Bigger NATO budgets will not preserve western dominance

Lacking parallel bets on #innovation and #softpower, a #defence spending spree by #NATO risks exposing the West’s strategic fragility. #trump #ukraine #russia #china Read more »
BRICS summit and de-dollarisation

BRICS summit to put local currencies at the heart of trade

The Rio #BRICS summit will seek to double cross-border settlement in local currencies, sidelining the long-mooted common BRICS unit. #bricssummit #dedollarisation Read more »
World's largest data breach

World’s largest data breach spurs rush to passkeys

The scale of the data breach shows that reactive resets no longer work—only a decisive shift to passwordless, MFA-first authentication can blunt the next wave. #databreach #google #cybersecurity Read more »
Iran Israel war ends

US-brokered truce hands Iran a narrative win

Trump’s online truce saved US face but exposed Israel’s defences and let Iran claim victory in West Asia’s shifting balance. Read more »
The Israel-Iran conflict tests the foundations of the global order.

Israel-Iran conflict triggers collapse of the global order

The Israel-Iran conflict and the US strikes on nuclear sites signal a dangerous erosion of global norms and the collapse of legal restraint in international affairs. Read more »
world fears an oil shock

Strait of Hormuz shutdown could ignite oil shock, inflation spiral

Strait of #Hormuz closure would trigger an oil shock, raise #freightcosts, reignite #inflation, stall #ratecut plans and squeeze global household #budgets. #crudeprice Read more »
US bombs Iran nuclear facilities

Trump’s Iran strike could erode US influence, aid China and Russia

By bombing #Iran, #Trump abandoned diplomacy, triggered #oil shocks and let #Beijing and #Moscow pose as the responsible adults in the room. #iranisraelwar Read more »
India Bangladesh ties

Undoing 1971: Bangladesh’s new power play alarms India

The removal of Mujib’s legacy and release of war criminals threaten Bangladesh’s democratic fabric and its historic ties with India. Read more »