The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has evolved into a powerful instrument of industrial strategy.

By pricing carbon at the border, the EU is transforming emissions intensity into a core economic variable — influencing where factories are built, how capital is allocated, and which exporters remain competitive. While framed as climate fairness, CBAM effectively protects Europe’s clean industries while forcing global manufacturers to decarbonise or lose access to a critical market.

This analysis explores how carbon policy is now shaping global trade architecture, why emerging markets face a decisive strategic moment, and what this shift means for the future of industrial competitiveness.

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After nearly two decades of negotiations, India and the European Union have finalized one of the most far-reaching free trade agreements in recent global history.

The agreement significantly reduces tariffs across the majority of goods traded between the two regions, with direct implications for automotive manufacturing, textiles, engineering, and industrial supply chains. Beyond trade liberalisation, the pact includes EU-backed financial commitments to support India’s industrial decarbonisation efforts and aligns regulatory and legal standards to improve long-term investor confidence.

In an era marked by protectionism and geopolitical realignment, this strategic partnership positions India and the EU as a unified economic bloc, aiming to nearly double bilateral trade by 2030.

This episode breaks down what was agreed, why it matters now, and how it reshapes global trade and capital flows.

Asian equity markets moved sharply higher as investors recalibrated risk expectations following growing confidence that the U.S. Federal Reserve will pause interest rate increases and new data indicating stabilisation in China’s economy.

The shift reduced pressure on regional currencies, eased capital outflow risks, and supported renewed foreign capital inflows into Asian equities — particularly technology, exporters, and major benchmarks such as the Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng Index.

This development signals a transition toward tactical risk-taking rather than broad-based euphoria, with Asia increasingly viewed as a diversification opportunity amid relatively low valuations and improving macroeconomic stability.

In this episode, we explain:• What moved Asian markets• What triggered the rally• What it signals for global investors and capital flows

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