Trump’s Gold Card Plan
US President Donald Trump announced, on February 26 2025 that the US would be selling a new type of residency permit card called “gold”...
Trump’s tariff warnings against de-dollarisation and a BRICS currency: Rhetoric vs reality
While issuing a warning to countries going in for de-dollarisation and a BRICS currency -- via a social media post on January 30, 2025,...
Divergences between the U.S. and its allies over key economic issues
US President Joe Biden recently blocked the acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel. While commenting on his decision, Biden said:
“A strong domestically...
Trump’s China policy: What to expect
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi while speaking at a symposium stated: “We hope that the new US administration will make the right choices, meet...
India’s Look East Policy
Interactions between India’s state governments and other countries – especially in the economic domain – have witnessed an acceleration in the past two decades...
De-dollarization: Trump’s simplistic approach towards economic issues
If Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump were to win the 2024 Presidential election (at this time he is trailing the Democratic Party’s candidate and...
How Indian states can benefit from growing linkages between India and UAE
The CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) between India and UAE, which came into force on May 1, 2022, has given a significant boost to...
Trump’s new immigration stance
In a podcast, former US President and Republican candidate -- for the US 2024 Presidential election -- Donald Trump said that if he were...
Saudi Arabia-Iran deal and the turmoil in the Middle East
On March 10 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations after a period of 6 years. Both countries committed to opening...
Blinken visit to Saudi Arabia did not have any tangible achievements
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s Saudi Arabia visit (June 6-8) was important not just in the context of US-Saudi ties, because there have...