The world has gone through so much turmoil since the start of this century of all kinds - economic, political, environmental and health-related - that it’s worth sparing a few moments to think about the role of the United Nations and the work that it does. Most of the time we take the UN for… Continue reading Making the United Nations Fit for the 21st Century
I last wrote about Europe’s economy about five months ago and I had said that the EU needs to come to grips with the geo-economic challenges that it faces. In that piece, I had focused on the deep dependencies that Europe has developed with large powers such as the US and Russia, and perhaps also… Continue reading Could European Reforms Go Wrong with the Rise of the Far Right?
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Only recently I wrote about corporate India’s earnings for the June quarter of FY27 which were reasonably good, although one must point out that the effects of the Iran war hadn’t fully been felt in the June quarter. Now, it’s time for us to look forward to the September quarter of FY27, which will probably… Continue reading What is the State of Brand India Inc?
The alarming turn of events in recent weeks in the Middle-east should be cause for serious concern. Yet, the world and world leaders seem to be carrying on as if nothing untoward has taken place. Crude oil prices shot up to well over US$ 100 a barrel – Brent went up to near US$110 -… Continue reading The Middle-East and the World in Catch-22
Having just written last month about the state of the global economy, especially the developed major economies, I thought I’d write about how the Global South is faring under the same pressures of geopolitical tensions, war and tariffs. This is the entire region dominated by developing, emerging and low and middle-income countries that even ordinarily… Continue reading Crises of Debt and Demography in the Global South
After my two articles earlier this year on the global economy, I think it is time to reassess the economic situation that prevails around the world and what can be done about it. I don’t think any discussion on the global economy can take place right now without US tariffs, geopolitical tensions and the Iran… Continue reading Global Economy in the Grip of Bad Policies
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When I last wrote a blog post on India two months ago, it was about how we shouldn’t be tying up the Indian economy in knots and that we ought to be liberalising our import duty structure and implementing other reforms to incentivise investment by the private sector in new job-creating ventures. The economy is… Continue reading Unnecessary Chaos in India
I am talking about Aston Martin, of course. Hard to imagine that the ultimate rescue vehicle for 007 is now itself in need of rescuing. I was quite surprised by the news that Aston Martin is in financial trouble and that its Q2 2026 earnings were very disappointing. I wonder why this should be, and… Continue reading Rescuing and Reviving 007’s Car Brand
