Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and disruptions to crucial maritime routes have triggered an important discussion in international trade law: force majeure . Shipping delays, rerouted vessels, and rising war-risk insurance premiums have raised concerns among exporters about contract performance and payment risks. I have tried to answer the most common questions exporters are asking today, particularly in light of disruptions affecting critical maritime routes such as

India and the European Union have concluded their most comprehensive free trade agreement to date, spanning goods, services, digital trade, sustainability, defence cooperation, and innovation. Beyond tariff liberalisation, the pact establishes a strategic economic architecture aimed at strengthening supply chains, enhancing services mobility, and aligning climate and security objectives in a fragmented global trade environment.

A Weak Rupee Is Not a Policy Tool, It Is a Wake-Up Call Every time the rupee weakens, the same arguments return. Panic on one side. Celebration on the other. Somewhere in between, the real question is quietly ignored. A currency does not weaken because it chooses to. It weakens because the economy behind it is asking for support. The rupee is not misbehaving. It is speaking. And what it is saying is uncomfortable. How a Weak Rupee Enters Indian Households When a Currency Move

Are we trying to raise our children to be more disciplined and more ethical than their peers in South Korea, China, Japan, or Singapore—or are we failing to teach them how to find opportunities to build, rather than being consumed only as passive participants in other people’s innovations?

BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—is the hot topic now. Once brushed aside as a casual alliance of emerging economies, it is now stepping up as a real geopolitical force, especially after Donald Trump’s unplanned, aggressive, and provocative decision to impose steep tariffs on BRICS countries.