For decades, India’s North Eastern region was seen as a remote frontier — culturally distinct, geographically isolated, and politically sensitive. Not any longer. Today, it is at the centre of India’s strategic, economic, and connectivity vision. Policy focus, infrastructure investment, and diplomatic strategy are converging to elevate the region’s status. https://youtu.be/TUurksm8Sfo StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke to Soumya Bhowmick, an economic policy researcher who has a domain expertise on the North East to explore how and why the region has become a top policy priority, and how India is reimagining access to the region—both from within the country and across its eastern borders…
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If there is one part of the human body that has evaded biological scrutiny it has to be the brain. It is almost impossible even for modern scan technology to penetrate the skull. This is unlike, say the heart, which is another vital organ. This limits the abilities of doctors to understand brain-related ailments like strokes and neurodegeneration, and their cure. In a breakthrough that bridges this research gap, the Brain Centre in IIT-Madras, has successfully mapped the human foetal brain and publishing the most detailed 3D high-resolution images. They are now poised to release a similar mapping of an…
If there is one standout from the comprehensive takedown of the Pakistan military in the recent face-off, then it is India’s ability to mount a near impregnable air defence, while simultaneously undertaking devastating precision strikes on enemy targets. The best part is that this ability is inspired by a home grown DefTech or defence technology backbone. https://youtu.be/Iqb_7ibX2Z4 Laudable, while this achievement is, it begs the question: Why is it that India is unable to replicate this to sectors beyond DefTech and SpaceTech. To address this dilemma, StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke to Jaijit Bhattacharya, President, Centre for Domestic Economy Policy Research on Capital…
Recently, the International Monetary Fund released the latest numbers on the national income of countries, including India. It transpired that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) doubled in the last 10 years ended 2024. However, this aggregate masks more than it reveals. It buries the fact that India is growing at multiple speeds. A case of countries within a country. https://youtu.be/gH3jKxzQJ1g The top 20 percent of the population have a per capita income comparable to developed countries. On the other hand, the balance 80 percent hold the keys to electoral power. This contradiction is giving rise to an era of aspirational…
Latest trade data released by the government reveal that India’s trade deficit with China has claimed a lifetime high of $99.2 billion. Not only have imports grown, but exports from India to China have slowed. More worryingly, this surge in imports is dominated by intermediate products. China is the largest suppliers in all industrial product categories. The obvious question then is whether India’s economic sovereignty at stake? https://youtu.be/PmSSpVKUEVU How does India balance its economic interests with the ongoing military frictions with China? Similarily, how does India address this strategic challenge as it charts the course for an economic revival in…
Since 2 April, the world economy is on a rollercoaster. President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day for US trade has injected an unprecedented level of uncertainty. The subsequent flip-flops have only made a bad situation worse. India too has been singed. Even while the country scrambles together a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United States to evade the tariff onslaught, it is being made aware of its long ignored Achilles Heel—lack of global competitiveness of Indian industry. https://youtu.be/fnHwjUQflaw Can India resolve this handicap in a hurry? Because once the BTA is in place, Indian industry would be exposed to global…
Last weekend, leaders of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral and Technical Cooperation) countries, converged in Bangkok to give a fresh start to this regional body consisting of countries flanking the Bay of Bengal. Coincidentally, the meeting happened just around the time when the world was soaking in the impact of Act-II of President Donald Trump’s tariff war. https://youtu.be/MmsM8T5jsiA Most analysts fear that the US action could hurt the world economy, particularly global trade. Global sentiment has taken a beating with stock markets in a nosedive. In this backdrop, will the fresh efforts to revive BIMSTEC, which has…
Little over a fortnight ago, gold prices topped $3,000 per troy ounce. This was not unexpected. What tipped the scales was the escalation of the tariff war initiated by the United States led by President Donald Trump and other countries responding in kind. https://youtu.be/eK65LenSJAs Gold, which has been the traditional hedge against risks and uncertainty, has found new cause in these troubled times. Will gold prices continue to rise? Is the demand for gold undergoing a makeover. To answer all this and more, StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke to John Reade, Market Strategist for the World Gold Council on Capital Calculus.
In less than a week from now the United States President Donald Trump will enact Act Two of his tariff war. After having slapped China, Mexico and Canada with additional tariffs, on 2 April he will impose reciprocal tariffs on imports from all countries. This will impact both friends and foes. And yes, this list includes India. President Donald Trump dubs this as “liberation day” for the United States. https://youtu.be/MjNml-DLoYA How will this impact the world economy, which is still recovering from the back-to-back economic shocks beginning with the covid-19 pandemic? Will this trigger a trade war? How will India…
Last week Starlink finally made landfall in India. The big surprise was that it managed to do so by inking a deal with Airtel and Jio — the two largest telcos in the country and who had also bitterly opposed the entry of the Elon Musk-owned enterprise — to offer high-speed satellite Internet services in India. https://youtu.be/BDABWJfJEyk What made Airtel and Jio change their mind? Why did Starlink agree to do this in a partnership? Will Starlink’s entry disrupt the business of telecom in India? Does the Indian consumer stand to gain? To answer all these questions and more, StratNewsGlobal.Tech…