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अशक्य वाटणाऱ्या जगात एक नवीन 'अशक्यता'!
Apr 22, 2025

अशक्य वाटणाऱ्या जगात एक नवीन 'अशक्यता'!

ट्रम्प जे 'टॅरिफ्स' म्हणतात, ते खरेतर व्यापारावरचे कर नाह�

New Impossibilities in an Impossible World
Apr 09, 2025

New Impossibilities in an Impossible World

Trump’s ‘tariffs’ have nothing to do with tariffs. They have everything to do with power. And today, power is destroying the sole platform for i

रिफॉर्म यूके : ब्रिटनच्या राजकीय समीकरणात नवा अध्याय की केवळ एक प्रयोग?
Feb 26, 2025

रिफॉर्म यूके : ब्रिटनच्या राजकीय समीकरणात नवा अध्याय की केवळ एक प्रयोग?

ब्रिटनचे पुढचे पंतप्रधान म्हणून नायजेल फॅरेज यांची निव�

Reform UK: A new force in British politics or a temporary trend?
Feb 17, 2025

Reform UK: A new force in British politics or a temporary trend?

Although Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, might not become Britain’s next Prime Minister, his populist politics will leave an indelible mark o

The Investment Facilitation Agreement: Resisting plurilateralism in global investment law
Dec 02, 2024

The Investment Facilitation Agreement: Resisting plurilateralism in global investment law

India is blocking the adoption of the IFDA as it will set a norm sidelining developing states from the decision-making process

India's evolving trade strategy with ASEAN
Aug 31, 2024

India's evolving trade strategy with ASEAN

The AIFTA and CECA have increased India-ASEAN trade, but recent talks aim to address trade imbalances and adjust tariffs for improved Indian export ac

Taliban’s diplomatic advances in Central Asia
Aug 12, 2024

Taliban’s diplomatic advances in Central Asia

Since the takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have made significant diplomatic inroads in Central Asia, focusing on economic cooperation, inf

Delhi and Dhaka are Bolstering Bhutan’s Vision for Connectivity
Jul 12, 2024

Delhi and Dhaka are Bolstering Bhutan’s Vision for Connectivity

Regional connectivity initiatives strengthen Bhutan-Bangladesh relations and their economic prospects

Europe accelerates its free trade agenda
Dec 01, 2022

Europe accelerates its free trade agenda

With the growing need to diversify supply chains, the EU needs to revisit the process of free trade agreements without alienating its members

India–UAE CEPA and the future of India’s Free Trade Agreements
Mar 15, 2022

India–UAE CEPA and the future of India’s Free Trade Agreements

The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will help augment India's economy and help it to pursue its geoeconomic strategy

The India-UAE CEPA: India’s renewed love for FTAs
Mar 14, 2022

The India-UAE CEPA: India’s renewed love for FTAs

There is a growing need to analyse the Free Trade Agreements to understand their impact on the economy and the geopolitical repercussions that follow.

The elusive character of Eurasia — Will Russia’s plans for its integration finally materialise?
Dec 28, 2020

The elusive character of Eurasia — Will Russia’s plans for its integration finally materialise?

As the leading economy in the Union, Russia is yet to emerge as a strong economic player in Asia with looming concerns regarding overdependence on Chi

How effective will be the free trade agreements with East Asia
Apr 09, 2015

How effective will be the free trade agreements with East Asia

The Centre seems to be keen on development of Free Trade Agreements with our East Asian and South-East Asian neighbours. The general idea floated in this context is: Trade is good. More is better. But, unbridled market force in the form of unbridled trade without the concomitant safeguards in regulation and risk management mechanisms might not be a wise idea.

Brexit: A challenge for UK, an opportunity for India
Nov 24, 2018

Brexit: A challenge for UK, an opportunity for India

British officials have been signalling that Brexit could augur well for trade ties between India and the EU as the two nations would find it easier to conclude a free trade pact without the involvement of the entire panoply of EU member states.

China’s FTA with Mauritius: A Strategic Mix of Trade and Diplomacy
Nov 14, 2024

China’s FTA with Mauritius: A Strategic Mix of Trade and Diplomacy

In October 2019, China’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Mauritius opened the Chinese market to Mauritian exporters and investors. Not long after, concerns arose that Mauritius might be lacking in the capacity to benefit significantly from the agreement and thus lose in terms of a trade imbalance that clearly favours China. This brief revisits China’s motivations for the FTA, and finds economic and geopolitical goals. Given Mauritius’s smal

China’s strategic push — Asia ties amid tariff tensions
May 03, 2025

China’s strategic push — Asia ties amid tariff tensions

Beijing’s Southeast Asia outreach may complicate the U.S.’s efforts to build a coalition to isolate or deter China economically.

Free Trade after RCEP: What next for India?
May 24, 2023

Free Trade after RCEP: What next for India?

India pulled out of the planned Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2018 after entering negotiations in 2013. India has a trade deficit with 11 out of the 15 RCEP countries and some analysts have theorised that India decided to opt out of the agreement because of such adverse trade balance.  Indeed, India has a trade deficit with most of its trade partners in past free trade agreements (FTAs). It is in this context that this br

India needs to be ‘vigilant, pro-active’ in regional trade viz China
May 13, 2019

India needs to be ‘vigilant, pro-active’ in regional trade viz China

In order to get an accurate picture of trade in India’s neighbourhood, one has to look beyond Free Trade Agreements.

India's geoeconomic playbook for Trump 2.0: Navigating trade shifts in 2025
Jan 23, 2025

India's geoeconomic playbook for Trump 2.0: Navigating trade shifts in 2025

With trade wars and financial realignments looming, India's success in this evolving landscape will depend on its ability to balance collaboration with autonomy

India’s Economic Realignment
Oct 03, 2024

India’s Economic Realignment

The United States (US)-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered global trade patterns, revealing critical supply chain vulnerabilities. US tariffs pushed companies to shift manufacturing to more favourable locations, accelerating “friendshoring” to countries like India and Vietnam. The “China plus one” strategy has bolstered domestic manufacturing and attracted foreign investment through Production Linked Incentive

India’s FTAs with East and SE Asia: Impact of India-Malaysia CECA on the Edible Oil Value Chain
Oct 06, 2015

India’s FTAs with East and SE Asia: Impact of India-Malaysia CECA on the Edible Oil Value Chain

is paper formulates an analytical framework to assess the impacts of India's Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on commodity value chains. Existing academic literature have relied on examining Balance of Payments (BoP) to assess the impact of FTAs. is paper views such methodology as reductionist, and instead oers alternative lenses of the impacts on the commodity value chain. is paper brings into fold the concerns for the wellbeing of various stakehold

India’s Trade Recalibrations in the Age of Uncertainty
Mar 29, 2025

India’s Trade Recalibrations in the Age of Uncertainty

In the Trump 2.0 era, India’s pivot toward bilateral trade deals with trusted Western economies has become a necessity rather than a choice.

The Benefits of Economic Integration Between India and Sri Lanka
Feb 18, 2025

The Benefits of Economic Integration Between India and Sri Lanka

This brief examines the importance of economic integration between India and Sri Lanka in fostering both nations’ growth as well as regional stability. Their deep cultural, historical, and geographic ties support an evolving economic relationship driven by trade, investment, and connectivity. As Sri Lanka’s largest trading partner and investor, India plays a pivotal role in its economic recovery, particularly following Sri Lanka’s recent ec

The Changing Global Trade Regime and Emergence of Mega FTAs: Strategy for India’s External Sector Sustainability
Jan 12, 2015

The Changing Global Trade Regime and Emergence of Mega FTAs: Strategy for India’s External Sector Sustainability

This study discusses three major mega free trade agreements (the TPP, TTIP and the RCEP) and attempts to develop a strategy for India to navigate the repercussions engendered by these groupings and thereby safeguard India?s trade and sustain its economic growth.

The Dragon in the Maghreb: Assessing the BRI in North Africa
Sep 05, 2024

The Dragon in the Maghreb: Assessing the BRI in North Africa

The Maghreb, often considered part of the Arab world, straddles the Euro-Mediterranean region, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula—a location that has given it a distinct history, political landscape, economy, and development trajectory. It is also emerging as an arena for great-power contestations, and is rich in natural resources critical for green transition. Historically dominated by former colonial powers, the countries in the re

The EU-India FTA Negotiations: Leading to an Agreement or Disagreement?
Feb 25, 2012

The EU-India FTA Negotiations: Leading to an Agreement or Disagreement?

After a brief discussion on the uneasy relationship between Regional Trade Agreements and the WTO, the implications of the “deep” integration that the EU is seeking with India are discussed, and the respective positions, interests and concerns of the partners in the long drawn out negotiations are examined. The challenges for India in plunging into such “deep” territory, unprecedented in its history of bilateral or multilateral negotiatio

US-China Trade Reset: New Delhi's Challenge and the Art of the New Deal
May 16, 2025

US-China Trade Reset: New Delhi's Challenge and the Art of the New Deal

A US-China thaw increases the possibility of putting Beijing back in business at the expense of New Delhi

अनिश्चिततेच्या युगात भारताचे व्यापारी करार
Apr 05, 2025

अनिश्चिततेच्या युगात भारताचे व्यापारी करार

‘ट्रम्प २.०’च्या काळात भारताला विश्वासू पाश्चात्य अर्थव्यवस्थांसह द्विपक्षीयतेकडे केंद्र वळवणे निवडीपेक्षाही गरजेचे बनले आहे.  

ट्रम्प 2.0 साठी भारताचे भू-आर्थिक धोरण: 2025 मध्ये व्यापारात बदल करणे गरजेचे
Feb 04, 2025

ट्रम्प 2.0 साठी भारताचे भू-आर्थिक धोरण: 2025 मध्ये व्यापारात बदल करणे गरजेचे

व्यापार युद्ध आणि आर्थिक पुनर्रचना जवळ येत असताना, या बदलत्या परिस्थितीत भारताचे यश हे स्वायत्ततेसह सहकार्याचा समतोल साधण्याच्या क्षमतेवर अवलंबून असेल.

भारत पश्चिम के करीब जा रहे और चीन ग्लोबल साउथ के
Feb 29, 2024

भारत पश्चिम के करीब जा रहे और चीन ग्लोबल साउथ के

भारत की नीति चीन के उलट है और हम अमीर देशों तक पहुंचने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं.