India and China Eye Indian Ocean’s ‘Pearl’
October 1st, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on the need for Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will have to strike a deft balance between two regional powers: The “Pearl of the Indian Ocean” – Sri Lanka – may yet become a bone of contention between India and China, following the September 21 presidential election that […]
Read more »Can India Create Its Own ‘Singapore’?
September 26th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a commentary on India Prime Minister Modi’s remarks that India wants to create “several Singapores” of its own: At the beginning of September, during a meeting with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India wanted to create “‘several Singapores” of its own. What did Modi mean by that, and […]
Read more »India Invested $200m In Bahrain Last Year
September 19th, 2024
Via Zawya, a report that India is the sixth largest investor in Bahrain: INDIAN investments in Bahrain have reached $200 million from the first quarter of last year until the same period this year, reflecting a 15 per cent increase, according to a top diplomat. India is the sixth largest investor in Bahrain, said Indian […]
Read more »Eastern Promise: Russia’s Plans To Transform Its Trade With China and India
September 14th, 2024
Via The Economist, a report on how Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade, aiming his country’s future towards China and India: Vladimir Putin is spending big on his war in Ukraine. The Russian president has disbursed over $200bn, or 10% of GDP, on the invasion, according to America’s Department of Defence. He now plans to invest […]
Read more »Beijing Urges Chinese EV Makers To Avoid Investments In Countries Like India and Turkey
September 12th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a report that Beijing has urged Chinese EV manufacturers to avoid investing in countries like India and Turkey Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) makers’ drive to go global hit a snag after Beijing urged them to avoid investing in countries like India and Turkey. The Ministry of Commerce convened executives from more […]
Read more »China’s Economic Pain Is an Opportunity for India
September 6th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, commentary that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Singapore is a chance to step up as a leader of the Global South, but New Delhi isn’t seizing the moment: China’s economic slowdown is worrying officials in Beijing, and putting global CEOs on edge — but for India it’s a huge opportunity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.