[ad_1] In an age where borders are porous but portfolios remain parochial,Mint Horizons came to Delhi with a bold proposition: it’s time Indian investors stopped thinking domestically and started planning globally. If you want Mint Horizons to come to your city, register here. The evening began with Neil Borate, Deputy Editor at Mint, setting the…
[ad_1] As US President Donald Trump sends shockwaves through global markets, one asset class that stands gleaming is gold. On Tuesday, its price reached a new record high of nearly $3,150 per ounce in the international market amid concerns over the global economy taking a big hit once Trump’s reciprocal tariffs come into force from…
[ad_1] Zelensky: “I’m not playing cards. I’m very serious, Mr President. I’m very serious.” Trump: “You’re playing cards. You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people. You’re gambling with World War III.” Donald Trump told Volodymyr Zelensky that the latter had no cards no fewer than five times in the last 10 minutes of…
[ad_1] In any word association test, ‘Diego’ would cue the name of football legend Maradona. But for elderly Indians, it recalls Diego Garcia, a geopolitical bugbear of the Cold War era, when India wanted the US to withdraw its forces from an air-base on a small island by that name in the Indian Ocean. About…
[ad_1] In the last two weeks, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China conducted live-fire naval drills in the international waters off Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam, and shooting drills in the Taiwan Strait. This show of military might is a sign of China’s growing confidence as a maritime power. It’s also a signal to…
[ad_1] High-school physics textbooks tell us that the gravitational pull between two objects is determined by three factors—the weight of the two objects, the distance between them and a universal gravitational constant. The gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of each object, while it is inversely proportional to the distance between them. This…
[ad_1] In this volatile environment, India must confront a critical but often overlooked challenge: labour productivity. Without determined efforts, our low labour productivity will continue to erode our economy’s growth potential, pushing it into a middle-income trap. Therefore, addressing this gap is not just a policy priority, but an existential imperative. Also Read: Worker scarcity:…
[ad_1] The Earth’s core might be shifting shape invisibly, as scientists suspect, but its surface is clearly in for the seismic shock of a geopolitical rupture. This week, the US under Donald Trump sent shudders across Europe with a stern message on the latter’s security. By asking its trans-Atlantic allies to fend for themselves, America…
[ad_1] In today’s environment, there are many reasons to give restructuring its rightful eminence, so that it garners trust and delivers sustainable outcomes. The first is climate change. The pace of action on transition risks arising from decarbonization will ebb and flow based on the political environment. But the physical risks of climate change will…
[ad_1] But Mr Trump’s most incendiary claims are reserved for China. The Communist Party, he says, “has subsidised and otherwise incentivised” Chinese firms to “export fentanyl and related precursor chemicals that are used to produce synthetic opioids sold illicitly in the United States”. China “provides support to and safe haven for” transnational criminal organisations. As…
