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What the G20 Means for India
The G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, held on October 30-31 and chaired by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, carried heavy economic and strategic weight for India. The agenda…
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Delhi’s Protest. India’s Growth Story.
Beyond the barricades, a new political phenomenon is testing democratic institutions without necessarily derailing the country’s economic ambitions. Images of barricaded streets, detained demonstrators and heightened security in New Delhi…
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The Arithmetic of Restraint
When India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar rose at the 81st UN General Assembly on 26 September, the appeal he made was as much a sermon as a ledger. He…
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Leverage, Not Revolution: How BRICS Panned Out for India
The real measure of India's BRICS chairship isn't what the 140-point New Delhi Declaration says. It's what Modi extracted while saying it. For a bloc that commands over 40% of…
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First Partners Marks 10 Years with a Leadership Transition
A decade of building trust, strategic counsel and impact and a new leadership structure for the next chapter. First Partners marks its 10th anniversary with a leadership transition that builds…
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The Strategic Weight Behind Bishkek
or India, the twenty-sixth SCO Summit was never really about the anniversary declaration. Strip away the pageantry, and Bishkek reveals a bloc that New Delhi has learned to use with…
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Eighty Years of the Tricolour | A Lesson In Resilience
On August 15, 2026, the tricolour rose over the Red Fort for the 80th time since 1947 turned promise into a republic. It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 13th consecutive…
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What the Trump-Netanyahu Meeting Really Means for Stability
The headlines out of the recent Oval Office meeting were upbeat, Netanyahu calling it “one of the best” the two leaders have had, officials describing an “excellent and comprehensive discussion,”…
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The Clock Is Running Out on the U.S. India Trade Deal
A temporary U.S. tariff arrangement expires on July 24 just days away and despite talk of being “in the last 1 percent,” India and the United States still haven’t signed…
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The World Is Buying India’s Stability | Here’s Why
Foreign capital follows confidence. This month, it followed India. In a world defined by geopolitical uncertainty, shifting trade alliances and the realignment of global capital, India has quietly achieved something…
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The Next 100 Days | India’s Fiscal Reality
The first 100 days of the West Asia crisis have revealed something important about India: its resilience is real, but not cost-free. Despite disruption in one of the world’s most…
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Quad in New Delhi: Strategic Signalling or Supply Chain Statecraft?
For global investors looking at India, the recently concluded Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi should be read less as a diplomatic event and more as a signal of…
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Bengal, Borders and the Economics of Stability
This month, India witnessed a major political landmark, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the national government, forming the government in West Bengal for the first time. The…
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India’s Quiet Stress Test
The conflict in Iran is beginning to register in India not as headline shock, but as a steady recalibration of how business operates. For a country that imports over 85%…
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India’s Balancing Act: Stability in the Shadow of War!
In a world rattled by geopolitical tremors, India finds itself walking a tightrope—exposed to global shocks, yet remarkably anchored by domestic resilience. The ongoing West Asia conflict has tested economies…
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War, Oil and the Geopolitical Stress Test of the Indian Rupee
The global currency markets have entered a phase of heightened volatility as the expanding Middle East conflict reshapes the energy landscape. For India, the world’s third-largest oil importer and a…
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Intertwined fates of Iran and the world
The recent turn of events in Iran has pushed the region from episodic volatility into a phase of structural uncertainty—one with direct implications for global business leaders, investors, and boardrooms…
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INDIA HOSTS THE WORLD & WHY THE AI SUMMIT MATTERS
New Delhi hosting a global AI summit is not merely a matter of diplomatic prestige—it is a declaration of strategic intent. Artificial Intelligence has moved from labs and boardrooms into…
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India–EU FTA: Why India and Europe Just Secured Their Most Strategic Global Advantage Yet
When PM Narendra Modi chose to announce the India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by posting in multiple European languages, it was more than diplomatic symbolism. It was a clear…
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2026: The Year the World Hardens
Every year announces itself with noise. Only a few announce themselves with direction. 2026 is not arriving as a rupture, but neither is it arriving as calm. It is arriving…
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Innovation First Communication Conclave- 2018
The team at First Partners has been at the forefront of some of the most innovative award-winning communication campaigns in India. As part of the firm’s endeavour to promote thought…
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Baxter Healthcare Appoints First Partners for PR mandate
First Partners has been appointed by Baxter Healthcare India to provide public relations and corporate communication services for its business entities in India. In India, Baxter has a commercial presence,…
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First Partners bags brand communication mandate for Nikon India
First Partners has been appointed by Nikon India as its brand communications (PR) consultancy. The mandate spans strategic counsel, media relations, and integrated campaign management for the optics and imaging…
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Pivot or perish in the new PRverse
Public relations (PR) and corporate communications practitioners are today operating in a highly dynamic environment. The rules of the game are changing, and professionals must learn, unlearn, innovate, and understand…