Publications
De-Dollarization, Sanctions Alignment, and the Limits of Euro Internationalization: A Global South Perspective
What Happened? The euro is the world’s second currency after dollars for borrowing, lending and central bank reserves, with the European Union devising strategy to take work forward to reinforce the international role of the euro, as both a reserve currency and ...
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Can Nigeria Speak for Africa? Debates over Representation and Leadership
What Happened? Nigeria has been seen as one of the key states of Africa for decades. Adhering to its status as Africa’s most populous nation and one of its largest economies, Nigeria has often attempted to portray itself as a leader in International and regional peaceke...
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WAR AND MARKETS: HOW A BURNING STOVE IN INDIA FLICKERS DUE TO WEST ASIAN WINDS
What happened? The US and Israel began their joint military strikes against Iran in February 2026. In one of the strikes, the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed along with some family members and senior officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). ...
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The Breaking Up of Global Supply Chains: Moving from "Friendshoring" to "Nearshoring"
Global supply chains are like teams where different countries do different parts of making a product. For a time, companies have been making products all around the world to save money. Global situations like the COVID-19 pandemic, wars between countries like in the Middle Eas...
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The Beginners Guide to the Global Economy and Trade
The global economy is like a chain that connects everyone in the world, connecting people who make things, people who buy things, countries that trade with each other, and money that moves around. The global economy is really about people making things, people buying things, a...
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India's Semiconductor Ambition: Can India Become a Manufacturing Hub?
Semiconductors act as the brains of modern technology. It is found in every smartphone, laptop, and even many complicated defence systems use semiconductor chips. The production market of semiconductors used to be controlled by a few countries who had an upperhand in technolog...
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WAR AND MARKETS: How a burning stove in India flicker due to west Asian winds
What happened? The US and Israel began their joint military strikes against Iran in February 2026. In one of the strikes, the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed along with some family members and senior officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). ...
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Trade talks and oil routes. What’s happening between the USA and China?
What happened? The mid-March meeting between American and Chinese officials in Paris was intended to be a preparatory step before a major summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Held at the OECD headquarters on March 15–16, the talks brought together top economic po...
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India’s 2026 Security Outlook:India’s High-Tech Defense Pivot (2026)
What happened? In a significant victory for India's aspirations of self-reliance, the fiscal year 2025-26 marked a remarkable milestone for the defense sector, witnessing a record high in exports reaching ?38,424 crore (approximately $4.6 billion). This surg...
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