iran crisis

The Iran crisis runs through banks as much as oil routes..

The Iran crisis and the standoff over Hormuz highlights a broader contest over financial infrastructure and the weaponisation of interdependence. Read more »
global AI race

The AI race no one can afford to leave

The debate over slowing AI is shifting from model safety to strategic competition, with China, open models and market power at stake. Read more »
Faster wage growth

Faster wage growth key to India’s growth story

India’s GDP is growing rapidly, yet real wage growth raises questions about the durability of consumption-led growth. #GDP #wagegrowth Read more »
Surplus liquidity balancing

RBI’s liquidity balancing act moves to the bond market

RBI’s liquidity balancing act is lifting the call rate while adding pressure to a government bond market facing heavy supply. #liquidity #RBI #bondmarket Read more »
Trump-Xi summit 2026

Trump-Xi Summit may extend the US-China trade pause

The Trump-Xi summit could produce limited trade and AI agreements without resolving deeper US-China strategic disputes. Read more »
Himalayan floods and global warming

Warming Himalayas: Nepal’s climate justice test

Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have exposed the human and economic cost of a warming region, reviving demand for climate justice. Read more »
Trump’s UN speech

Trump’s UN speech tests America’s claim to global leadership

Trump’s UN speech exposed a widening gap between American power and the credibility needed to exercise global leadership. #Trump #UN Read more »
rupee outlook

Rupee outlook: Why India’s external buffers matter

The rupee outlook depends on oil, capital flows, reserves and the long-term strength of exports and productivity. #rupee Read more »
Borrowers’ platform

Borrowers’ platform faces a test from creditors in the room

The new borrowers’ platform fills a gap in global debt governance, but its borrower-only ambition faces a changing creditor landscape. Read more »
New GDP methodology

New GDP methodology and the problem of measuring GVA

MoSPI’s new GDP methodology changes how India measures real manufacturing GVA, and here is what double deflation means. #GDP Read more »