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Category: Global economic recovery
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
A Hi-Jinks January that the World Can Do Without
Well, well, what a start to the New Year it’s been! If one expected a smooth easing into 2026 from the year gone by, it was quashed by Trump’s air strikes on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro and his wife to stand trial in the US. I had written about the… Continue reading A Hi-Jinks January that the World Can Do Without
Indian Economy in Danger of Losing Direction
Many of you will be surprised to read that the Indian economy which is growing strongly can actually be losing its way through this growth phase. Well, while on the face of it, it appears that India’s economy is powering ahead, even as it is being buffeted by adverse factors such as the punitively high… Continue reading Indian Economy in Danger of Losing Direction
2026 The Year of Exploring Brands’ Corporate Connections
It’s not exactly a New Year Resolution since I don’t believe in them. But I do intend to explore more on brands and brand-building in 2026, including mainly their connection and relationship with companies and with corporate brands. I have spent the past couple of decades thinking and working on brands – if only on… Continue reading 2026 The Year of Exploring Brands’ Corporate Connections
The Economic Effects of Far-Right Politics, Ten Years On
As we conclude 2025, during which my blog at least celebrated 25 years of the 21st century through innovations, it is time to cast our mind to the new year and what it might bring. 2025 will be remembered as the year that unleashed a tariff and trade war between the US and almost every… Continue reading The Economic Effects of Far-Right Politics, Ten Years On
Ending 2025 Without Ending the Wars
Considering 2025 was supposed to be the year for ending the two wars that have raged on, taking countless lives with them, we are sadly saying goodbye to the year without being able to bring about peaceful settlements to both conflicts. Instead, we seem to be ending the year with even more uncertainty about the… Continue reading Ending 2025 Without Ending the Wars
How the Advertising Industry Can Reinvent Itself
I have been writing on the travails of the advertising industry on my blog for the past couple of years at least. These are based on my observations from the outside, since my career in advertising in India was wrecked over two decades ago by unprofessional organisations. These problems have now reached an existential crisis… Continue reading How the Advertising Industry Can Reinvent Itself
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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 