The Sulphur Shock: How a Refinery Waste Product Broke the Fertiliser Chain, and What It Costs India
Sulphur shortage pushes India’s fertiliser subsidy toward ₹3 trillion
Strait of Hormuz
Natuna Islands Strategic Importance: From Coast Guard Standoff to Joint Drills
From Expelling China’s Coast Guard to Joint Drills: How Natuna Went Quiet
Black Sea Drone Strike: Two Dead, Cause Still Unconfirmed
Romania has confirmed that a grain ship burned and sank in the Black Sea on 5 October, killing two of its crew. It has not…
Chennai Vladivostok Corridor: India’s Coking Coal Gamble
India declared the Chennai Vladivostok corridor operational in November 2024. A year later Moscow was still “working on activating” it. Why coking coal and east-coast…
Gulf of Kutch Oil Transfers: Oman’s Limit, India’s Risk
wo VLCCs have moved Gulf crude off Gujarat. Oman’s transfer zone now takes nearly 10 days per operation. The Kutch relay is small, but it…
US-Iran War 2026 Explained: What It Changed and Who Won
In late February 2026, the United States and Israel launched an air campaign on Iran that killed its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on the first…
Three US Carrier Strike Groups in the Middle East — and the Missile Gap Behind Them
Key Takeaways Three US carrier strike groups are set to overlap in the Middle East by late November 2026 — the USS Theodore Roosevelt joining…
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…
Hormuz Ship-to-Ship Transfers: The Gulf’s Oil Workaround
Key Takeaways More than 70 percent of the crude that crossed the Strait of Hormuz in August changed tankers offshore, in ship-to-ship transfers protected by…
Strait of Hormuz Oil Flows Are Near Pre-War Levels — Carried by Ships Nobody Can See
The world’s most-watched oil number has acquired a strange property seven months into the Iran war: nobody can measure it. On 29 September 2026, JPMorgan…
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 Reopening Rejected: Oil’s November Gamble
Trump rejected Iran’s seven-day roadmap to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but told Axios he expects talks this week while the Wall Street Journal reports…
Mecca Pact Fails First Test: Saudi Sirens, Silent Allies
Sirens over Mecca, a fully closed Bab al-Mandeb, and a defence pact that answered with statements instead of support — inside Saudi Arabia’s widening September…
New Delhi Declaration 2026: India’s Tariff-Proofing Consensus at BRICS
While multilateral declarations dominated the 18th BRICS Summit headlines, bilateral breakthroughs with Russia, Malaysia, Ethiopia, and the UAE created tangible momentum for India’s defence ecosystem—unlocking…
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…
The Next Indo-Pacific Contest Won’t Be Fought. It Will Be Responded To
Indian Army Disaster Response: India’s Strategic Edge Geopolitics · Defence Analysis Indian Army disaster response — from Operation Brahma to theatre commands and Quad logistics…
Two Chokepoints, One War: Why Trump Is Weighing a “Massive Attack” as Hormuz Diplomacy Collapses
Iran has rejected a US ceasefire proposal carried by Iraq’s prime minister, retaliated with drone strikes on American-linked sites in Bahrain and Jordan, and President…
Bab el-Mandeb Strait vs Strait of Hormuz: The Dual-Chokepoint Crisis Shaking Global Trade
Situated between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is one of the world’s…
Who Are the Houthis? How Yemen’s Rebels Became a Global Threat to Oil Markets and Red Sea Shipping
Key Takeaways From Local Insurgents to Regional Power: Once viewed as a marginal religious revival movement in northern Yemen, the Houthis have evolved into a…
The Great Rebalancing: Why the World’s Centre of Gravity Is Moving East
On 16 December 1971, India recorded one of the most decisive military victories of the Cold War. The surrender of Pakistani forces in Dhaka created…
The Ocean That Will Decide the Century
Why the waters between Africa and Australia matter more than most people realise For most of history, empires were built and broken on land. Armies…
The Hormuz Toll: How the Strait of Hormuz Affects Global Oil Trade
For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has quietly carried one of the world’s greatest strategic burdens. Around one-fifth of globally traded crude oil passes through…
Iran News: Trump Keeps Talks Alive as India Moves to Shield Economy From Strait of Hormuz Risks
Market is Watching Iran News as Fresh military exchanges, new U.S. sanctions and continued diplomatic contacts between Washington and Tehran have kept the Strait of…
Crude Oil Prices Surge: How the US-Iran Conflict Could Impact India’s Economy, Stock Market and Your Portfolio
Published: July 9, 2026 Updated: 8:00 AM IST Crude oil prices surged overnight after fresh military tensions between the United States and Iran rattled global…
Khamenei Funeral: What Iran’s Leadership Transition Means for West Asia and Global Diplomacy
Tehran, 04 July: Tehran has become the centre of global attention as Iran begins the state funeral of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who…
Nayara Energy Cuts Petrol Prices as Crude Retreats. Why the Move Matters Beyond the Pump
New Delhi: For the first time in more than two years, Indian motorists are seeing a private fuel retailer lower pump prices. Nayara Energy cuts…
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…
Hormuz Toll Dispute Isn’t Over Yet: Will Iran Start Charging Ships When the 60-Day Deal Expires?
New Delhi: The Hormuz Toll Dispute took center stage as Tehran and Washington officials began a 60-day countdown to determine if commercial vessels must pay…