WEEKLY GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST 19 FEB- 04 MARCH  COVERING GLOBAL, MIDDLE EAST, INDO PACIFIC, SOUTH ASIA AND INDIA WEEKS 8 & 9 2026 GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST VECTOR REGION/COUNTRY TREND FORECAST CHANGE IN TREND UNILATERAL USE OF MILITARY POWER GLOBAL, U.S AND OTHER MAJOR POWERS NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTY GLOBAL NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL MULTILATERALISM GLOBAL CONCERN NEGATIVE   -VE GREAT POWER COMPETITION GLOBAL CONCERN NEGATIVE   -VE UN INFLUENCE GLOBAL NE

Gemini Generated Representative Image Tracking the many imponderables, the Known Unknowns as we enter another contested day in what may be a long war on Iran. As Day 7 of the US/Israel war on Iran ends, what we know is that United States President Donald Trump has sent a maximalist war objective of “unconditional surrender.” Taking to his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump rejected the prospect of a compromise amid Iranian confirmation of diplomatic mediation to end the conflict

Beyond the fog of war, as the saying goes, Israel and the United States Operation Lion’s Roar and Epic Fury, respectively, followed by Iran’s Operation True Promise 4, could well be heading for a dangerous Phase 4 and 5.   First Three Phrases But first, let us recount, in general terms, what is publicly known about the first three phases of the War.   In the first phase, the United States and Israel launched the operations for regime decapacitation, conducting massive bombard

As the United States and Israel strikes on Iran enters the fifth day with no signs of any pull back by either side, the defining trends is the decapitating attack on Iran’s Supreme Authority Ayatollah Ali Khamanei. The strike was supposed to cripple the regime but Iran retaliated spraying missiles and drones across multiple locations in West Asia [Middle East]. With a war escalating in time and space, there is a noticeable alarm in South Asia. This is understandable given the

WEEKLY GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST 12 - 18 FEB 2026 COVERING GLOBAL, MIDDLE EAST, INDO PACIFIC, SOUTH ASIA AND INDIA WEEK 7 – 2026 GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST VECTOR REGION/COUNTRY TREND FORECAST CHANGE IN TREND UNILATERAL USE OF MILITARY POWER GLOBAL, U.S AND OTHER MAJOR POWERS NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTY GLOBAL NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL MULTILATERALISM GLOBAL CONCERN CONCERN NIL GREAT POWER COMPETITION GLOBAL UNCERTAIN CONCERN -VE UN INFLUENCE GLOBAL NEGATIVE N

In a survey of the Weekly Global Trends and Forecast for Week 6, some positive developments were evident in Japan, Thailand and Bangladesh

Representative Image of Global Leaders in Telephonic Conversation Created by Wix AI WEEK 5 - 2026 WEEKLY GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST 29 JAN – 04 FEB 2026 COVERING GLOBAL, MIDDLE EAST, INDO PACIFIC, SOUTH ASIA AND INDIA GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST VECTOR REGION/COUNTRY TREND FORECAST CHANGE IN TREND UNILATERAL USE OF MILITARY POWER GLOBAL, U.S AND OTHER MAJOR POWERS NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTY GLOBAL NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL MULTILATERALISM GLOBAL CONCERN CONCERN

The White House [United States Presidential Office] has released the United States-India Joint Statement on an Interim Agreement on Trade – Read the Fine Print February 6, 2026 The United States of America (United States) and India are pleased to announce that they have reached a framework for an Interim Agreement regarding reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade (Interim Agreement). Today’s framework reaffirms the countries’ commitment to the broader U.S.-India Bilateral Tr

Six Factors that accelerated India US Trade Deal, coming days after India EU FTA agreement With two major trading partners, the European Union and the United States, offering a free trade agreement (FTA) within a week, India will gain tremendous advantage in managing trade relations with other major players in this domain, particularly China. Evidently, the Trump Administration was bound to move after the India-EU trade agreement, though the final contours are yet to be final

Representative Image by Wix AI Bangladesh Elections Security WEEK 4 - 2026   WEEKLY GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST 22-28 JANUARY 2026   COVERING GLOBAL, MIDDLE EAST, INDO PACIFIC, SOUTH ASIA AND INDIA   GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST   VECTOR REGION/COUNTRY TREND FORECAST CHANGE IN TREND UNILATERAL USE OF MILITARY POWER GLOBAL, U.S AND OTHER MAJOR POWERS NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTY GLOBAL NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL MULTILATERALISM GLOBAL CONCERN CONCERN +VE GREAT POWER