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In turbulent global trade conditions, the #India–#EU Free Trade Agreement (#FTA) signals resilience. It cannot fix multilateral trade paralysis, but it shows that economic cooperation can still advance despite protectionism and geopolitical disruption: Heribert Dieter or-f.org/37419

It is necessary to integrate #low-chemical or #chemical-free #processing pathways into the frameworks to establish truly #sustainable #marine #biorefineries aligned with India’s #NationalBiofuelPolicy and #BlueEconomy strategies. @PoornimaVb or-f.org/37468

Textiles, sports goods and legacy industrial clusters underline that #India’s industrial policy is also about employment. By backing job-rich sectors with clusters, parks and export support, #Budget2026 keeps inclusion and scale central to manufacturing growth: Kumkum Mohata or-f.org/37400

The #Honduran case highlights emerging patterns of #US power projection in Latin America, contrasting engagement with allies and adversaries like #Venezuela, reflecting a new, ideologically driven hemispheric strategy: Prakreeti Chaudhary or-f.org/37416

At #India–#Africa Forum Summit 2026, India and Africa can move from projects to platforms—joint industrial ecosystems, digital public infrastructure, and coordinated Global South positions on multilateral reform, debt, and technology access in a fragmented global order: Sanjay Kumar Verma or-f.org/37418

It is necessary to integrate #low-chemical or #chemical-free #processing pathways into the frameworks to establish truly #sustainable #marine #biorefineries aligned with India’s #NationalBiofuelPolicy and #BlueEconomy strategies. @PoornimaVb or-f.org/37468

The #HealthBudget2026 reveals a disconnect with the economic survey, which proposed bold fiscal action on ultra-processed foods and emerging #health risks, but saw little follow-through in budgetary measures: @oommen or-f.org/37370

Neighbourhood allocations in #Budget2026 prioritise implementability: #Chabahar has zero allocation compared with four hundred crore last year, #Afghanistan rises to one hundred fifty crore, #Bangladesh falls to sixty crore—calibrated commitments under sanctions risk and political churn: @soumyabh_swears or-f.org/37386

#India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (#DPI) 2.0 marks a shift from Unified Payments Interface in India to universal data empowerment, turning identity, payments and consent-based data into public goods shaping productivity, inclusion and governance: @ens_socialis or-f.org/37379

#Budget2026 lays out a two-track manufacturing strategy: building capability in technology-intensive sectors like #semiconductors and #biotech, while sustaining labour-intensive industries to scale jobs and diversify exports. Balance, not trade-offs, defines #India’s industrial policy: Kumkum Mohata or-f.org/37400

#Honduras offers insight into #Trump’s Latin America strategy, where #US influence leverages ideology, security, and economic interests to shape domestic politics amid fragile institutions in the western hemisphere: @viveksans & Prakreeti Chaudhary or-f.org/37416

In turbulent global trade conditions, the #India–#EU Free Trade Agreement (#FTA) signals resilience. It cannot fix multilateral trade paralysis, but it shows that economic cooperation can still advance despite protectionism and geopolitical disruption: Heribert Dieter or-f.org/37419

At #India–#Africa Forum Summit 2026, India and Africa can move from projects to platforms—joint industrial ecosystems, digital public infrastructure, and coordinated Global South positions on multilateral reform, debt, and technology access in a fragmented global order: Sanjay Kumar Verma or-f.org/37418

.@orfonline presents a collection of essays on 'US–Israel Strikes on Iran: What Next for the Middle East?' These essays examine the escalating #US–#Israel conflict with #Iran, highlighting its immediate, volatile consequences. The crisis unfolding in West Asia is among the most severe in decades, with rapidly intensifying risks, limited diplomatic space, and far-reaching geopolitical and economic implications shaping an uncertain path ahead. Read them all🔗orfonline.org/series/us-isra…

To convert labs into real talent pipelines, #India needs #SkillPolicy that prioritises stackable credentials, certified teachers, and industry-validated portfolios, aligning creative #education with global value chains and sustainable jobs:@arpantulsyan or-f.org/37369

Neighbourhood allocations in #Budget2026 prioritise implementability: #Chabahar has zero allocation compared with four hundred crore last year, #Afghanistan rises to one hundred fifty crore, #Bangladesh falls to sixty crore—calibrated commitments under sanctions risk and political churn: @soumyabh_swears or-f.org/37386

#India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (#DPI) 2.0 marks a shift from Unified Payments Interface in India to universal data empowerment, turning identity, payments and consent-based data into public goods shaping productivity, inclusion and governance: @ens_socialis or-f.org/37379

#Budget2026 lays out a two-track manufacturing strategy: building capability in technology-intensive sectors like #semiconductors and #biotech, while sustaining labour-intensive industries to scale jobs and diversify exports. Balance, not trade-offs, defines #India’s industrial policy: Kumkum Mohata or-f.org/37400

Are you prepared for what's next? @orfonline & @hinducollege_du bring the 'Policy Conclave' where ideas challenge, perspectives shift, and dialogue sparks change. 🗓️7 April 2026 Registration opens on 20 March 2026. @samirsaran @MalhotraShairee @Chandrachursing

#Honduras offers insight into #Trump’s Latin America strategy, where #US influence leverages ideology, security, and economic interests to shape domestic politics amid fragile institutions in the western hemisphere: @viveksans & Prakreeti Chaudhary or-f.org/37416