Vivek Y. Kelkar

Mumbai

Researcher, Analyst, Journalist at Freelance

Writer, #Researcher, #RiskAnalyst, #Columnist & History buff. RTs are not endorsements. https://t.co/gdQNSfZdCI

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Articles

Trump's Tariff Gambit and the Global Trade Dilemma

1 month ago | foundingfuel.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

[Image from Unsplash] On May 20, Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa stood firm: the US must roll back tariffs on Japanese cars, car parts, steel, and aluminium. A day later, Vietnam wrapped up its second round of talks with Washington with a guarded statement about “positive progress”—diplomatic code for a long road ahead.
Trump’s tariffs signal a hard pivot to security-driven economic nationalism

2 months ago | moneycontrol.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

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Trump’s tariffs risk making China a bigger headache for Asia

2 months ago | moneycontrol.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

China’s territorial ambitions, weaponization of trade and burgeoning surplus are already causing trouble in the continent. Why US tariffs may make a bad situation worse April 03, 2025 / 10:16 IST There’s now evidence that trade pressures are hovering upwards in Asia, with worries over China’s export capacities (Photo credit: Shutterstock)
Shifting Sands in the Middle East: A new global power struggle emerges

Mar 28, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

Iran’s “indirect negotiations” will now involve both China and Russia, rather than the EU, and leave the duo powerful brokers in the region Highlights US has taken a hardline stance over Iran’s nuclear programme, seeking complete dismantling Tehran has protested but it has a weaker position this time than during Trump’s first stint as US President China’s deep ties with Iran makes America’s progress challenging and diplomatically uncomfortable EU nations have been sidelined in the evolving...
Can India handle the policy dilemmas thrown up by Trump, China and the EU?

Mar 24, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

Amid shifting global power dynamics, escalating tariff wars, and the evolving centrality of manufacturing, India finds itself at a crossroads. With opportunities to reshape its economic future and vulnerabilities to address, the path it chooses now could redefine its role in the geo-economic landscape March 25, 2025 / 09:03 IST
Can Europe rebuild its economic, military muscle?

Mar 16, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

Europe faces mounting security and economic challenges as it grapples with Donald Trump’s unpredictable policies, rising geopolitical tensions, and internal divisions. The EU’s proposed ReArm Europe Plan aims to rebuild defence capabilities while balancing economic resilience and green commitments March 17, 2025 / 09:09 IST Europe’s, and specifically the EU’s, future is not just about the questions that arise around Russia and its war in Ukraine, or Donald Trump’s policies
India’s FTA with the EU will face a Trump problem

Mar 4, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

The EU’s position is sticky after Trump has made America an unreliable ally March 05, 2025 / 08:30 IST There’s much at stake for both India and the EU but the context of Trump and the US-China rivalry both exacerbate the complexities and builds the urgency
Trump leaves Europe’s future considerably weakened -- and uncertain

Feb 26, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

America’s warming up to Russia is putting Europe in disarray February 27, 2025 / 08:27 IST Trump’s actions and pronouncements have also given Putin far greater leverage than Europe might have wanted Highlights US President Trump has chosen to side with Russia on a Europe-led resolution that held Putin responsible for the Ukraine war America, Europe, Russia all eye the critical minerals resources of Ukraine which has 22 of the 50 strategic minerals The deal that Trump and Zelenskyy would sign...
Trump’s hardball tactics to extract minerals & peace in Ukraine

Feb 26, 2025 | foundingfuel.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

[From left: US President Donald Trump, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump’s policies could make the EU a contested geopolitical space

Feb 18, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Vivek Y. Kelkar

The EU’s disarray comes at a time when US-Russia-China relations are changing fast February 19, 2025 / 08:58 IST In Trump’s reckoning, perhaps, the EU might not be a player capable of significantly defining any emerging global order Highlights EU risks being a sidebar in the talks on Ukraine-Russia war between US and Moscow US President Trump has questioned the EU’s future competencies as a major economic and military power EU nations have not been able to reach a consensus on helping Ukraine...