Global & Regional Perspective
17 - 06 - 2026
Energy shock threatens to slow India’s GDP growth
Rising crude oil, gas prices are pushing up production input costs, hitting manufacturing and construction sectors: Crisil
17 - 06 - 2026
India Tests ‘Tomahawk-Class’ Cruise Missile: LRLACM Flight-Test Marks Strategic Shift
This is India’s equivalent of the US Tomahawk—built entirely domestically
15 - 06 - 2026
India turns to Russian mining assets to secure heavy industry and EV transition
An Indian delegation visited Russia in May for preliminary talks with government and industry executives
13 - 06 - 2026
Iran-US Deal to Lift Blockade, Open Hormuz and Dismantle Nuclear Site
If the memorandum is signed, it will launch a two-month phase of technical negotiations on eliminating uranium stockpiles, limiting nuclear activities and decommissioning Iranian nuclear facilities
10 - 06 - 2026
Rising energy prices, WA war to drag India FY26 GDP growth to 7.4%: Fitch
The rating agency expects overall GDP growth to ease to 6.4% in FY27, a downward revision of 0.3pp from March.
10 - 06 - 2026
SpaceX: Washington’s Next Investment Frontier?
Uncle Sam is transforming subtly – from a regulator and customer to an investor in key industries
10 - 06 - 2026
Capital as Diplomacy: TSMC and Reliance Buy Geopolitical Insurance
Corporations are no longer just beneficiaries of diplomacy—they are its instruments
08 - 06 - 2026
Fitch expects Brent oil average at $87/bbl on late July Hormuz reopening
Assuming the strait reopens by July-end, the Brent is expected to fall sharply from the elevated March-July levels. The market would return to oversupply levels from September 2026
01 - 06 - 2026
India’s BrahMos export push gains momentum
India’s BrahMos missile export drive is gathering pace, with Vietnam already having signed a deal and Indonesian authorities now said to have finalized a preliminary framework to buy the supersonic missile system, according to Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend, Singh said the Vietnam agreement had …
31 - 05 - 2026
US sanctions Indian firm as energy fight widens
India has no blocking statute that would shield local firms from foreign sanctions in the way some other jurisdictions do, which makes its private sector more vulnerable to secondary pressure