geopolitical risk

New Delhi, March 25 Rajya Sabha Congress MP Neeraj Dangi on Wednesday made a strong case for India to develop its own indigenous internet search engine to reduce dependence on foreign companies, such as Google, and strengthen digital sovereignty.Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the...

Washington, March 25 – Oil markets experienced sharp swings as investors weighed the fears of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East against signs of possible diplomatic progress, with prices briefly topping $100 before retreating.Wall Street struggled for direction. Crude oil prices rose...

New Delhi, March 24 Citing the erosion of Rs 48 lakh crore in wealth from Indian stock markets since the beginning of the war in West Asia, AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday urged the government to provide relief to retail investors.Participating in a discussion on the Appropriation Bill (No 2)...

New Delhi, March 24 Gold prices ended a four-day decline and rose by Rs 1,200 to Rs 1.44 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, while silver remained unchanged at Rs 2.30 lakh per kilogram, according to the All India Sarafa Association.The precious metal, with 99.9 per cent...

New Delhi, March 24 Silver prices remained under heavy selling pressure for the 10th consecutive session, declining by Rs 9,467 to Rs 2.15 lakh per kilogram in futures trading on Tuesday, amid heightened volatility and weak global cues.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the white metal for...

New Delhi, March 23 The Association of Gold Loan Companies (AGLOC) has sought a six-month deferral of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) revised guidelines on lending against gold and silver collateral, scheduled for implementation by April 1, 2026, citing emerging geopolitical uncertainty and...

Washington, March 21 – As Pakistan’s trajectory mirrors North Korea’s path of sanctions, isolation, and nuclear expansion, the risks are mounting for the US, making Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s recent warning especially timely, a report details.Gabbard has placed Pakistan...

New Delhi, March 20 Crude oil prices declined by Rs 190 to Rs 8,808 per barrel in futures trading on Friday as traders weighed the prospects of additional Iranian supply despite lingering geopolitical tensions in West Asia.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for the April delivery ended...

March 20, New Delhi — Rising security concerns around the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted maritime trade routes, leading to vessel diversions, longer sailing routes, congestion at transshipment hubs, and emergency conflict-related surcharges. These developments have increased logistics costs and...

New Delhi, March 19 – The government on Thursday launched the RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme, with an outlay of ₹497 crore, to assist exporters facing disruptions due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.The scheme, implemented by the Export Credit...

Mumbai, March 19 Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty plummeted by over 3 per cent to close at almost one-year lows on Thursday as a sharp jump in crude oil prices and weak global trends, amid escalating strikes on energy infrastructure in West Asia, unnerved investors.Breaking its...

March 19, New Delhi: US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers that Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan have been researching and developing a variety of novel, advanced, and traditional missile delivery systems with nuclear and conventional payloads that could...

Washington, March 19 – The United States faces an “unprecedented challenge” of deterring two nuclear peers at the same time, senior defense officials told lawmakers, as military leaders warned of growing threats from China and Russia across nuclear, missile, and space domains.At a House Armed...

Washington, March 18 – US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard warned on Wednesday that Pakistan's advancing missile program could eventually put the United States within range, highlighting it as part of a growing set of global threats to the American homeland.Presenting the...

New Delhi, March 18 The industry body, FFFAI, has sought government intervention to resolve issues arising after shipping lines' decision to impose war risk surcharges on shipments in the wake of the West Asia crisis.Shipping lines have started levying war risk surcharges (WRS) on cargo moving...

New Delhi, March 16 Wholesale price inflation rose to an 11-month high of 2.13 per cent in February, driven by an increase in the prices of food and non-food items, even though vegetable prices eased on a month-on-month basis, according to government data released on Monday.This is the fourth...

Mumbai, March 16 – The benchmark equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, rebounded on Monday after a three-day slump, driven by value buying in blue-chip stocks like HDFC Bank and State Bank of India.In the initial trading session, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 179.31 points to 74,384.61. The...

Kolkata, March 14 Geopolitical developments, economic volatility, rapid digitalization, cyber threats, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are reshaping the global risk landscape for organizations, posing new challenges for traditional governance and control systems, an...

New Delhi, March 14 IndiGo will suspend planned flights to seven destinations in the Middle East, including Doha, Kuwait and Sharjah, until March 28 amid the ongoing conflict in the region.The decision is part of the airline adjusting its operations to the Middle East, during which it will...

New Delhi: The ongoing conflict in West Asia, particularly the rising escalation involving the US, Israel, and Iran, has drawn in the Gulf states and created one of the most volatile environments in recent decades. For India, whose economic and strategic interests are deeply tied to West Asia...