How a US MOAB Strike on Iran’s Energy Sites Would Hit India Through China
India took almost no Iranian crude this year: two cargoes in April, under a short-lived US waiver, according to Kpler. That does not shield it…
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Trump Says Greenland Oil Exploration Is Set to Begin. The Signed Text Gives the US No Such Right
Greenland’s proven oil: zero. Venezuela’s oil: licensed through Washington, and India is already buying it.
Why India’s Market Ignores Its Economy: 26 Years of Data
India is the world’s fastest-growing major economy, and its stock market has just closed its longest losing run in a quarter of a century. Set…
Strait of Hormuz Reopening and Trump’s Strike Threat
Key Takeaways Crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz have returned to prewar levels — a seven-day average of 13.5 million barrels a day as…
Iran War Stock Market Impact: Sensex’s Rs 9 Lakh Crore Week
Key Takeaways President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, then denied reports — carried by Axios and…
Strait of Hormuz Oil Disruption: The Asymmetric Naval Choke Point Threatening Global Energy and India’s Strategic Reserve
A 39-kilometre naval bottleneck controls a fifth of the world’s petroleum. As war-risk insurance premiums spike and asymmetric naval swarms challenge the Strait of Hormuz,…
Houthi Red Sea Escalation: Oil Prices, the Mecca Pact, and India’s Vulnerability
The conventional premise of maritime deterrence held that overwhelming blue-water naval power could reliably cordon regional conflicts away from global shipping lanes. That calculation unravelled…
Saudi Arabia Spent 45 Years Building an Escape Route From Hormuz. Yemen Just Shut That Too.
In 1981, as tankers burned in the Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War, Saudi Arabia’s oil planners made a quiet bet. They built a 1,200-kilometre pipeline…
US Iran War Escalates Again: Strait of Hormuz Remains Open as Markets Brace for Monday
The US Iran war has entered a new phase after fresh military exchanges over the weekend. While the Strait of Hormuz remains open, rising geopolitical…
Iran War and Peace Talks: US Market Jitters, the Safe-Haven Shake-Up, and India’s Market Outlook
Iran War Impact on Indian Market Outlook: Peace Talks, Safe Havens, and a Crude Shock The last week of May 2026 has an eerie rhythm….
Iran Hormuz Toll Dispute Undercuts Progress in U.S.-Iran Talks
The Iran Hormuz toll dispute is emerging as one of the biggest obstacles in ongoing U.S.-Iran negotiations, widening disagreements that already include uranium enrichment, sanctions…