Author: Devanshi Satpute
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India’s Strategic Neutrality in the Iran–Israel Conflict: Balancing Diplomacy, Trade, and Economic Interests
The Iran–Israel conflict represents one of the most volatile fault lines in contemporary geopolitics. In early 2026, the confrontation expanded beyond proxy tensions into a broader regional crisis following coordinated military strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks across the Gulf. The consequences have not remained confined to the Middle East. Attacks on commercial vessels, the…
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Why the Biggest Bottleneck in 2026 isn’t Technology, it’s People
Walk into a modern manufacturing plant in 2026, and you might expect the biggest concern to be automation, robotics, or artificial intelligence. Instead, the most pressing crisis is far more human: there simply aren’t enough skilled people to run the machines. Across industries, from automotive and electronics to aerospace and pharmaceuticals, manufacturers face a paradox.…
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Sovereign Gold Bonds in 2026: Still a Safe Haven or a Tax Trap?
Gold has historically served as a hedge against uncertainty, whether inflation, geopolitical risk, or currency volatility. For generations, Indian households viewed the metal as a core pillar of financial security. In 2015, the Government of India introduced Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) to modernize this tradition. The objective was to provide an alternative to physical gold…
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Critical Minerals, Green Energy, and the Rise of Resource Nationalism 2.0
The global transition to clean energy is often framed as a cooperative effort to address climate change. Yet beneath the rhetoric of decarbonisation lies a far more contested reality. As demand surges for lithium, nickel, rare earths, and other critical minerals essential to batteries, electric vehicles, and renewable technologies, governments are reasserting control over natural…
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What is the Impact of AI bots on market volatility?
What AI bots promise today almost sound like utopia, personalized strategies, increased efficiency and enhanced risk management. But behind all this efficiency lies a certain fragility. AI bots has changed the way people trade in the stock market. Instead of humans placing every trade, computers now use special programs to buy and sell stocks very…