International Trade

August 30, 2026

Sri Lanka Moves to Rewrite Trade Deals, Including India FTA

Sri Lanka is preparing to renegotiate all four of its existing free trade agreements (FTAs), including the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, in an effort to secure terms that are more favourable

Hainan’s High-Stakes Free-Trade Gamble Tests China’s Reform Ambition

A tropical island long associated with beach tourism and domestic getaways is now at the center of China’s boldest economic experiment in decades. As reported by the Financial Times, Hainan is being transformed into what Beijing hopes will become the

April 13, 2026

UNCTAD Warns of 2.3% Global Slowdown and Rising Trade Tensions in 2025

Business/Trade Wars

The world economy is on a recessionary path, with global growth projected to decelerate to 2.3% in 2025, according to the latest report from

Sri Lanka Moves to Rewrite Trade Deals, Including India FTA

August 30, 2026

Sri Lanka is preparing to renegotiate all four of its existing free trade agreements (FTAs), including the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, in an effort to secure terms that are more favourable

Hainan’s High-Stakes Free-Trade Gamble Tests China’s Reform Ambition

April 13, 2026

A tropical island long associated with beach tourism and domestic getaways is now at the center of China’s boldest economic experiment in decades. As reported by the Financial Times, Hainan is being

UNCTAD Warns of 2.3% Global Slowdown and Rising Trade Tensions in 2025

April 18, 2025

Business/Trade Wars

The world economy is on a recessionary path, with global growth projected to decelerate to 2.3% in 2025, according to the latest report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

JVP vs Monks: A Defining Battle for Sri Lanka to Perish or Be Reborn

by Durga Velayudham Monks have begun marching from Kandy towards

The Spymaster’s Downfall: Germany’s Intelligence Scandal

The allegations against former BND chief August Hanning, alongside a

China’s Mineral Hunger Meets Balochistan’s Fury

Balochistan’s vast mineral wealth has become a strategic prize in

Bolsonaro’s Return Could Deal a Blow to BRICS

BRICS is seeking to reshape the international balance of power

Afghanistan’s Selective War on Terror

The failure of regional consultations in Moscow to produce a

India’s Voter Purge: Democracy Under Fire

India’s sweeping voter-roll revision has triggered a growing political and

Maheshkhali: Bangladesh Is No Superpower’s Pawn

Maheshkhali has become a test of Bangladesh’s sovereignty amid intensifying

France. Bring Out The Legion!

Mon dieu! Quel bordel, as say the French. France, the

Kashmir’s Invisible Terror Network

The recovery of Chinese-made LoRa radios from suspected militants in

Israel’s Nuclear Red Line

Secret US–Iran nuclear talks are raising alarm in Israel, where

Brazil’s Angry Tide and the Struggles Ahead

Lula remains the principal obstacle to the return of this

Venezuela in a Time of Geopolitical Climate Change

Latin America is undergoing a sharp political shift to the

October 7 Changed Israel. Has It Changed Netanyahu?

Three years after October 7, 2023, Israel is still confronting

Why Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policy Reached a Breaking Point

Pakistan’s latest strikes inside Afghanistan mark a shift from years

Trump’s Corruption Crisis Moves to the Centre of America’s Political Fight

The text argues that allegations of corruption surrounding Donald Trump,