India’s position as a rising economic power is deeply intertwined with its maritime trade routes, which connects it to global markets. The country’s export-import activities depend heavily on several critical maritime routes. These routes have straits, chokepoints and canals. Understanding these straits and canals, its importance, risks, and operational status is vital for grasping India’s… Read More »

What are Perishable products? Perishable products are goods that have a limited shelf life and tend to deteriorate, spoil, or become unsafe for consumption relatively quickly due to their inherent characteristics. Perishables must be consumed or used before a specific date and require careful handling, storage, and transportation—often under controlled temperature and humidity conditions—to maintain… Read More »

India, a country with long coastlines and powerful rivers, has a wealth of sand resources. India is positioned to become a major player in the global sand export market by 2025 as the demand for building materials rises worldwide, especially in developing countries and island nations that are experiencing land erosion. River sand is a… Read More »

The India-EFTA (Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) grants access to almost 95% of Swiss exports to India with customs relief. The TEPA agreement was signed on March 10, 2024, after 16 years of negotiation. Likely date of implementation is September 2025. Strategic Significance of TEPA India’s Goals: A reciprocal model—market… Read More »

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. Mostly it is a part of Asia as per the Geographical sets. It is the largest country in the world, and extends across 11 time zones, sharing land borders with fourteen countries. Russia’s GDP is from service sector accounts for roughly… Read More »