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  PM Modi’s Israel Outreach and the Gaza–Palestine Conflict: Strategic Shifts, Regional Tensions, and India’s Balancing Act New Delhi / Jerusalem: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel in 2017, it marked more than a ceremonial milestone. The trip to Israel signaled a visible shift in India’s West Asia diplomacy — one that embraced strategic realism while attempting to maintain historical commitments to Palestinian statehood. Nearly a decade later, as violence continues between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, the political significance of that outreach remains under scrutiny. This report examines the strategic importance of Modi’s Israel engagement, the evolving nature of India–Israel relations, and the broader geopolitical context shaped by the enduring Israel–Palestine conflict — particularly in the Gaza Strip . A Diplomatic First That Redefined Optics India established full diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992. For years...

  US Tariff Shock Reshaping Global Trade: How New Protectionist Policies Are Accelerating Economic Bloc Formation Global Trade Desk | International Economic Analysis | 2026 The global trading system is entering one of its most transformative phases in decades as the United States moves forward with sweeping import tariff policies that are already reshaping supply chains , investment decisions, and geopolitical economic alliances worldwide. Recent policy decisions introducing a baseline 10% tariff on a wide range of imports , with proposals to increase certain categories beyond 15% , signal a decisive shift away from the globalization-driven trade framework that dominated the post–Cold War era. Economists and trade analysts now warn that the world may be witnessing the early stages of a fragmented global economy organized around competing economic blocs rather than open multilateral trade. Policy Origins: From Free Trade to Strategic Protectionism The origins of the current tarif...

Major Global Leaders Prepare for Critical Economic and Security Meetings Amid Rising Geopolitical Uncertainty By International Affairs Desk | Global Policy Report | February 2026 Introduction: A World at a Strategic Turning Point Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, economic volatility, and growing security concerns across multiple regions, major global leaders are preparing for a series of high-level economic and security meetings scheduled throughout this week. These discussions are widely viewed as among the most consequential diplomatic engagements of early 2026, as governments confront overlapping crises ranging from armed conflicts and trade disruptions to inflation pressures, climate risks, and technological competition. The upcoming meetings bring together heads of state, finance ministers, defense officials, and multilateral institutions under platforms including the Group of Twenty (G20) consultations, European security dialogues, United Nations policy coordination forums...