Publications
Explained - Indonesia and the Geoeconomic Advantage of Critical Minerals
What happened?On 2 September 2019, Indonesia announced that it would bring forward its ban on nickel-ore exports to 1 January 2020, two years earlier than scheduled (Reuters, 2019). The restriction on unprocessed nickel ore contributed to a steep increase in global n...
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Explained – Digital Trade is Shaping The Global Trade
What Happened?Before, digital trade was a component of international trade and supported the way international commerce was conducted. But with the rise of digitalisation and AI, digitally ordered and digitally delivered transactions represented around 25 percent of ...
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Explained – Why Does the Strait of Hormuz Disruption Affect Global Trade?
What happened?On 28 February 2026, the military escalation led to a disruption in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with commercial traffic in the waterway becoming disrupted. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow maritime passage between Iran and Oman's Musandam Peninsula, co...
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Explained - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Linking Carbon Cost to Global Trade
What happened? On 1 January 2026, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered the definitive regime, after a transitional phase from 2023 to 2025 (European Commission, n.d-a). Importers of iron and steel, cement, fertilisers, aluminium, hydrogen and electricity are ...
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The Pharma Onshoring Cliff : How the 20% Tariff Escalator Work
The “ Pharma Onshoring Cliff” is a part of tariff policy brought by the US government on 2nd April, 2026. This was designed to tackle the US dependence on foreign made drugs and their supplies. Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, the U.S. government decla...
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SAUDI-PAKISTAN MUTUAL DEFENCE PACT: NAVIGATING THE FALLOUT FOR INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY.
What happened ? On 17th September 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enhanced their relations by entering into a deal by signing the Strategic Mutual Defence Pact. Which was laid down on the principle of AGGRESSION AGAINST ONE WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS AGGRESSION AGAINST BO...
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The Taiwan Strait- Why this narrow Sea keeps The world Awake” in East Asia.
What Happened Since the rise of China, it tries to played a strategic role in Taiwan and create a deterrence in the neighbouring region too like India, but the Taiwan Strait is a sea that is only 180 km wide. It is between China and Taiwan. It appears small on the...
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THE RISE OF “MINILATERAL” DEFENSE WEBS AGAINST GRAY-ZONE TACTICS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
What Happened? Since World War the groupism tactics got into the talk for its ability to turn down the table. The effectiveness of groups led Allies to victory and the lackness of Axies group ended them to defeat. The international arena has been deeply influenced...
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Borrowed in Yen, Lost in Translation: The Carry Trade, Currency Risk, and Japan's Nationalist Pivot
What happened ? In March 2024, the BOJ took the first step to-wards normalization by abolishing quantitative and qualitative easing (QQE) that had been in place since April 2013; the yield curve control (YCC) that had been in place since September2016; and the negative intere...
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