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Control of sea routes will shape next wars: MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar speaking at a lecture organised by Chandigarh Citizens Foundation, in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Updated 5 days ago

When trade routes become frontlines

Strait of Hormuz (REUTERS/Stringer)

Published 9 days ago

Understanding India’s Import Dependency

Published 29 days ago

'Several Indians have lost their lives': PM Modi flags concerns at G7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit, in Evian on Tuesday.

Updated 47 days ago

Can Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz again? What US intelligence fears

Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, June 16, 2026.

Published 47 days ago

‘India’s transhipment answer’: A Kerala port has crucial role amid Hormuz crisis

The Vizhinjam Port was formally inaugurated by PM Modi in Thiruvananthapuram in May last year and has an annual capacity of up to 5 million TEUs.

Published 105 days ago

US-Iran war timeline: From opening strikes to ceasefire | Key events

People gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

Published 116 days ago

Iran eyeing Bab el-Mandeb strait after Hormuz? Top official drops big hint

A satellite image shows Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, February 27, 2026.

Published 120 days ago

Piyush Goyal urges WTO to restart time-bound reforms, strengthen enforceability

Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal. (X)

Published 127 days ago

Yemen's Houthis ‘ready to join war’ as Iran threatens to block Strait of Mandab

In 2023, after Israel's war on Gaza broke out, the Houthis carried out several attacks in the Red Sea, particularly on ships linked to the US, Israel, UK and other Western nations that announced support for Israel amid its genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Updated 129 days ago

Parsing Trump’s SOTU speech

Trump predictably made the speech about his vision of American primacy, which — more likely than not — will have serious fallouts for the rest of the world. (AFP)

Published 158 days ago

Tariffs killed, 10% duties in comeback move: What next for Trump after SC ruling

Tariffs killed, 10% duties in comeback move: What next for Trump after SC ruling

Updated 162 days ago

India’s MSME moment is a test of systems leadership

Global trade

Published 178 days ago

Has Budget 2026 chosen stability over spectacle?

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with the union budget

Published 180 days ago

Historic deal: India, EU play their trump card in 'mother of all' trade pact

The pact comes as both sides seek to counter what von der Leyen called a world where “trade is increasingly weaponised” — a veiled reference to the Trump administration’s on-again, off-again tariff policies that have disrupted global commerce.

Updated 186 days ago

Point Blank| India–EU Mega Trade Deal: A Signal of a Multipolar World

Point Blank| India–EU Mega Trade Deal: A Signal of a Multipolar World

Published 187 days ago

Building trade-ready infrastructure in India’s emerging cities

International Relations

Published 269 days ago

'Trade calculations overturned': Jaishankar warns of 'tariff volatility'

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addresses the Aravalli Summit 2025, in New Delhi. (@DrSJaishankar/X via PTI Photo) (@DrSJaishankar)

Updated 299 days ago

Global trade calculations being overturned by tariff volatility: Jaishankar

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar, JNU chancellor Kanwal Sibal, CRF president Shishir Priyadarshi and at the inaugural Aravalli Summit 2025 in New Delhi on Monday. (@DrSJaishankar X)

Published 300 days ago

Chips or ships, they must be ‘Made in India’: PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat

Prime Minister Modi highlighted that the nation is celebrating a grand festival of Samudra se Samriddhi. (ANI photo)

Updated 316 days ago

DINT: The shift India can leverage

GDP (Shutterstock)

Published 329 days ago

China weighs yuan stablecoins in push back against US dollar in global trade

China has long aspired for the yuan to achieve global currency status, akin to the US dollar or euro, reflecting its weight as the world's second-biggest economy.

Updated 347 days ago

The new geography of stolen goods

Cargo is loaded onto the container ship MH Perseus, following its arrival from New Orleans, U.S., at the Port of Southampton, Southampton, Britain,

Published 350 days ago

Who Is Stephen Miran, Donald Trump’s Fed Nominee?

Stephen Miran

Updated 356 days ago

U.S. Trading Partners Race to Secure Exemptions From Trump’s Tariffs

Dozens of exemptions and carve-outs have already been approved for a variety of products exported to the U.S.

Updated 360 days ago

More of Trump trade uncertainty

To be sure, Trump’s ultimate test would be whether the US economy can survive the inflationary impact of these tariffs as and when they kick in. (REUTERS)

Published 390 days ago

‘We don’t want an emperor’: Lula tells Trump after US tariff threat to BRICS

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, during a news conference at the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, July 7, 2025.

Updated 391 days ago

A voice of the Global South

The Rio declaration had some of the strongest language ever used in a Brics joint statement to call for the comprehensive revamp of the UNSC so that it can respond to global challenges and support the aspirations of Global South countries. (AFP)

Updated 391 days ago

No double standards on terror: BRICS slam Pahalgam attack in strong declaration

The BRICS declaration condemned all acts of terrorism as “criminal and unjustifiable."

Updated 392 days ago

What are Ming vases, and why are they so expensive?

Ming vase and Chenghua Chicken cup

Published 415 days ago

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