Where Will the Next Billion Internet Users Come From?
July 21st, 2024
Courtesy of Visual Capitalist, an illustrated look at where the next billion Internet users will come from: Internet adoption has steadily increased over the years—it’s more than doubled since 2010. Despite its widespread use, a significant portion of the global population still isn’t connected to the internet, and in certain areas of the world, the number of […]
Read more »What Does Future Hold For India?
July 10th, 2024
Via McKinsey, a report on seven trends likely to shape India for years to come—and help it achieve its development goals: India is a place of superlatives. It’s home to the world’s fifth-largest economy. Its population, at over 1.4 billion people, has surpassed China’s to become the largest in the world. And that population is young: at a […]
Read more »Chabahar Port – India’s Entrance into Geopolitical Influence
July 10th, 2024
Via Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, commentary on Chabahar Port: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On May 5 of this year, India and Iran announced the renewal of their partnership at Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran. The strategic port is India’s gateway to Central Asia and Northern Europe. Its great importance stems from the fact that it allows […]
Read more »Vietnam, Not India, is in a Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Sweet Spot
July 7th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a comparison of India and Vietnam: Vietnam has demonstrated a dexterity in its foreign policy that few other countries can claim, having hosted U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and most recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin within a span of nine months. This is even more impressive considering that it […]
Read more »For American Brands Worried About China, Is India the Future?
June 26th, 2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how some multinational retailers are diminishing their dependence on Chinese factories by shifting production to India: Melissa & Doug had a situation. For decades, the American toy brand had leaned heavily on factories in China to make its products — wooden puzzles, stuffed animals, play mats. Suddenly, […]
Read more »The Design-Obsessed Indian Scooter Company With Global Ambitions
June 23rd, 2024
Via Rest of World, a report on Ather Energy, which has earned a place in India’s crowded EV market by designing to meet local needs: Ather Energy, one of the first electric scooter startups in India, dedicated its first five years to research and design innovation to suit local needs. The company has filed 212 […]
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.