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

Screen Grab China Milittary.com Even as most commentaries are dwelling on conspiracy theories, China’s announcement of investigation into two senior military officials, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, suspected of serious violations of discipline and law is expected to cause major geopolitical concerns far beyond the impact on the Chinese national command or the military. Zhang Youxia With Zhang a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Comm

The U.S. National Defence Strategy [NDS] 2026 outlines strategic priorities of the United States,  how do these impact India, here is a preview Key Deductions Indian Perspective India and the United States have renewed their defence cooperation agreement for another 10 years in 2025. As one of the important strategic partners of the U.S. in the Indo Pacific, the NDS is of considerable interest to India. While the US National Security Strategy 2025 had outlined priority of the

Front Page US NDS 2026 The U.S. National Defence Strategy 2026 outlines strategic priorities of the United States with many of the issues having debated extensively over the past year, may not come as a surprise, yet the NDS is the basis on which the Trump administration is set to employ the miiltary as a part of an extensive domestic and global agenda. It was unusual for the high-profile United States Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to release the National Defense Strategy [

Global Who's Who in Davos - Image Source Courtesy WEF WEEK 3 - 2026 WEEKLY GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST 15- 21 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 NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL GREAT POWER COMPETITI

Iran Flag Source Wikimedia Commons Simulating the State of play in Iran with protests curbed with heavy casualties, possibility of immediate US intervention receding and the way ahead for the regime. Iran's protests and government crackdown from December 28 last year to January 17th have led to an ‘official’ tally of approximately 5,000 people killed as per Reuters report  quoting sources.  The protests and ‘rioting,’ has stopped for now and normalcy is returning to the stree