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).

The Spirit of Democracy Remains Strong

After the piece below had been drafted, news came in

A Victory for the Brazilian People Once More Through Lula

The week before 25 October in Brazil was frenetic. It

Afghanistan’s Taliban Face a Growing Insurgency — But No Existential Threat

Anti-Taliban armed resistance is spreading across Afghanistan, with the National

Punjab’s Gang Violence Tests Modi’s Security Strategy

Parvinder Singh Jhota spent years confronting suspected drug dealers in

Manipur’s Deadly Spiral: Ethnic Conflict Spawns a Wider Security Crisis

Manipur’s ethnic conflict is entering a more volatile phase, with

The Dangerous Politics of Mob Rule

When street violence is mistaken for popular will, a small

Bullets at a Funeral: Can Extremists Break Jordan’s Unity?

The killing of nine people at a Greek Orthodox funeral

From Anti-State Laws to State Repression

Having risen to power promising to dismantle draconian laws, the

The Architect Of Betrayal

Dr. Muhammad Yunus and the perils of a nation’s broken

Follow the Money: How Foreign Powers Buy Democracy

Financial influence has become a significant tool of global geopolitics,

Canada’s India Reset Faces a Test Over Sikh Activist Safety

An unofficial Khalistan referendum in Edmonton, attended by thousands of

Maldives Expands Its Strategic Choices Beyond India

The Maldives’ first presidential visit to Pakistan in 11 years

Afghanistan: Security Without Accountability

The October 21 attack in Bamyan highlights the risks facing

Kashmir: 79 Years of Dispute, No Resolution

Since 1947, Kashmir has remained at the centre of a

Disaster Is a Possibility

In 13 days Americans will vote on the midterm Congressional