Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Global & Regional Perspective

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