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Protected: June… No Change in Tune
Category: China
Season of Roadblocks and Stalemate
As we go into the summer of 2026, there is no denying the fact that it is going to be a season of impasse, from which there is no easy way out. World leaders have got us into this dreadful situation but cannot find a way to extricate themselves and the world out of the… Continue reading Season of Roadblocks and Stalemate
Geo-economic Challenges That Europe Must Address Soon
When I last wrote about the European economy six months ago, I had said that the EU must look beyond trade for economic growth and that there is ample room to increase domestic consumption as well as investment across EU member countries. I had also written about how many of the countries in the continent… Continue reading Geo-economic Challenges That Europe Must Address Soon
The Global Economy Faces a Double-Whammy in 2026
If at the start of 2025 and now in 2026, we thought that Trump’s tariffs would adversely impact the US economy and the rest of the world, we now also have the impact of Trump’s war in Iran to contend with. The latter could, in fact, take a much bigger toll on the global economy… Continue reading The Global Economy Faces a Double-Whammy in 2026
Globalisation’s Impact on FDI and How It Can Be Remedied
After writing a blog post on why India needs long-term FDI – in addition to boosting international trade – I began thinking of how globalisation might have adversely impacted this particular kind of flow of foreign capital in recent decades. It has become the fashion of recent years for western advanced economies to express their… Continue reading Globalisation’s Impact on FDI and How It Can Be Remedied
Between AI Cheerleaders and Doubters
As many of you who have been reading my blog might know by now, I continue to be an AI sceptic. Not because I cannot see its real value and its powers, but because of the way AI is being pursued and deployed around the world. The stock-market sell-off on tech stocks globally earlier this… Continue reading Between AI Cheerleaders and Doubters
Chaos Reigning Everywhere
It is now over a year of Trump 2.0 and the chaos he has unleashed all over the world with his new tariff regime is going to stay for several years, even if it is taking its own sweet time in showing its effects on economic growth. The world is roiling with geopolitical tensions as… Continue reading Chaos Reigning Everywhere
What We Can Expect from the Global Economy in 2026
As I have written in a previous blog post, we have begun the New Year on a rather dramatic note, at least geopolitically. And a lot of these kinds of developments are likely to have serious ramifications on the economic front as well. In fact, geopolitical as well as geoeconomic risks are the greatest risks… Continue reading What We Can Expect from the Global Economy in 2026
Why COP30 Copped Out on Fossil Fuels
Through all the confusion and chaos wreaked on the global economy with US tariffs and the wars still raging, one subject that missed global attention in 2025 is climate change. The fact that the COP30 Summit was held in November 2025 should have helped matters and concentrated minds, but apparently it was a disappointing conference.… Continue reading Why COP30 Copped Out on Fossil Fuels
Asia Becoming Theatre of US-China Competition
The year is ending with Trump doing a whistle-stop tour of several Asian countries – Southeast Asian and East Asian this time – signing several trade agreements along the way. Of course, the highlight at the ASEAN conference in Malaysia was the peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand, one of Trump’s many showpiece peace treaties… Continue reading Asia Becoming Theatre of US-China Competition
Peripatetic Perch 