Via LiveMint, commentary by Reliance Industries chairperson Mukesh Ambani on how the Indian economy is likely to grow 13 folds from its current size to become a $40-trillion economy by 2047: Indian economy is likely to grow 13 folds from its current size to become a $40-trillion economy by 2047 said Reliance Industries chairperson Mukesh Ambani […]
Read more »Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on how – as rising seas imperil Guyana – leaders sign sweetheart deals with Exxon to help fund the transition to a sustainable future. Go to the seawall in Georgetown late on a Sunday afternoon, and you’ll find Guyana with its guard down. Everyone’s “liming”—a term that washed onto this […]
Read more »Via New Silk Road Discovery, commentary on the Middle Corridor project: Azerbaijan sees the Middle Corridor project as another opportunity to boost fruitful partnerships with China, Kazakhstan, and other parts of the landlocked Central Asian region. Among the many significant geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the reinvigoration of the Middle Corridor, both as […]
Read more »Via MercoPress, a report on Venezuela’s interest in Guyana’s oil: “We will demonstrate Guyana’s claim is inadmissible,” Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said on Thursday to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, which is the United Nations’ highest for resolving disputes between states. Venezuela had ramped up its claims to a huge, sparsely […]
Read more »Courtesy of the South China Morning Post, an article on Vietnam being urged to get China-backed railway project on track and avoid ‘missed opportunities’ despite concerns: For the past seven years, the name of a Vietnamese railway project has appeared in every diplomatic joint statement and declaration between Beijing and Hanoi. But so far, it […]
Read more »Via Bloomberg, an article on a recent LNG agreement between China and Qatar: China signed a landmark $60 billion agreement for purchases of liquefied natural gas from Qatar, as the world’s second-largest economy looks to bolster its energy security for decades. Qatar Energy will send Sinopec 4 million tons of LNG a year starting in 2026, the state-controlled […]
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