AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoIndo-Pacific Diplomacy: PM Modi kicks off a six-day tour to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, aiming to deepen strategic ties and expand economic engagement, including a push on local-currency trade settlement with Indonesia. Middle East Trade Risk: Modi warned in India’s Rajya Sabha that a US-Israel-Iran conflict’s economic fallout could be long-lasting, with oil, shipping and inflation impacts likely to outlast the fighting. Chabahar vs Hormuz: Reports say India is negotiating an informal Hormuz “service charge” exemption for “friendly nations,” while Pakistan is set to host US-Iran talks—raising stakes for India’s Chabahar corridor plans. Defence-Industrial Push: India’s BrahMos missile exports are framed as a growing ASEAN deterrence “belt,” with the Philippines operational and Indonesia/others advancing. Corporate & Jobs: AscentHR buys OS HRS to strengthen APAC payroll and compliance delivery; Givaudan opens a $50m Indonesia plant to expand food flavour production. Markets & Energy: Oil slips and Asian markets stay mixed as investors watch earnings and the next phase of crude-price pass-through. IMF Crossroads (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka nears key IMF decisions as the programme’s final stage approaches, balancing discipline with policy autonomy.
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