Economy

A New Maritime Fault Line? Great-Power Rivalry and the Strategic Transformation of the Bay of Bengal

Figure 1. The Bay of Bengal as a strategic crossroads. Original schematic prepared…

Britain’s Reckoning: Praise, and a Debt Long Overdue

The announcement out of London this week deserves to be called historic. For…

How De-Dollarisation Could Blunt the New Sanctions Regime

To understand why sanctions work, start with a simple fact: most global trade…

Critical Minerals: The New Currency of Global Power

National power was earlier measured in barrels of oil, tons of steel, and…

India’s Defence Self-Reliance and the Critical Mineral Challenge

Why India is Building Indigenous Weapons India is building its own drones and…

Global Economic Crises: The GCC’s Responsibility in the Context of the US-Iran Conflict

Background On May 25, 1981, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a regional alliance was…

The Bangladesh-Myanmar-China CorridorThe Economic Potential Outdoes the Baseless GeopoliticalSpeculations

The unfortunate reality is that the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) initiative has not fulfilled its…

Business, Environment, and the Future: A Conversation

“Vietnam, and other SEA countries alike, does not have the luxury of following…

BRICS: a prominent voice of Global South and US/Israel- Iran War

Background The creation of BRICS as a collective global voice dates back to…

The Green Minerals Trap: How the Global Energy Transition is Reshaping the Global South

Lit​hium‍ for E​uro‍pe’s Electric Cars, Wa⁠ter for⁠ the​ Atacama: The Si⁠lent Pri⁠ce‌ Behind…