Defence spending and military capacity are increasingly shaping economic production, innovation, and global power, challenging traditional economic theory. The article explores how security has become a key factor influencing development, while also raising concerns about its trade-offs with social investment. Traditional economic theory explains production through the interaction of land, labour, capital, and organization or …
Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference signals the end of “easy globalization,” where geopolitics, security, and alliances now shape global trade. For Indian businesses, success will depend on trust, resilience, compliance, and strategic alignment, not just low cost and efficiency. What Rubio’s Munich Speech Reveals About the New Rules for Indian Business When …
The 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, this week with heated debate over global cooperation, economic resilience, geopolitical strain and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. The meeting drew nearly 3,000 leaders from government, industry, civil society and academia under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue.” The forum came at a time …
U.S. President Donald Trump reignited global tensions on Arctic strategy this week with renewed demands over Greenland’s future. His comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos sparked fierce pushback from European leaders and raised questions about NATO unity. Trump called Greenland “critical” to U.S. security and said the United States seeks a framework deal …
When two old friends meet after a long time, the conversation is never about just one thing. Something similar is unfolded as Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on 4 and 5 December 2025. It was his first in four years, but the relationship between the two countries goes back more than seven decades. This …
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 21, 2025 01:53 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal The Eastern Mediterranean has hardly caught its breath, before the rattling of the Israel-Gaza flare-up is felt across global foreign policy conduit and energy markets. For a country such as India, reliant on imported energy, the message is succinct: …
