🚨🇮🇳🇻🇳 BREAKING: India-Vietnam BrahMos missile deal SIGNED
"For Vietnam, I understand that it has already been signed. Probably not publicly announced, but it's already been signed," said Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
Vietnam becomes latest buyer after Philippines. Indonesia in final stages.
My recent comments to @SCMPNews 's This week in Asia about India is developing a massive US$9 billion megaproject on Great Nicobar Island, featuring a transshipment port, international airport, and logistics hub.
Strategically located near the Strait of Malacca, this project is set to boost India's maritime presence, enhance monitoring capabilities, and reduce dependence on foreign ports, while sharpening China's long-standing "Malacca Dilemma." A bold move in the Indo-Pacific that blends economic ambition with strategic depth.
Read here: https://t.co/0A0uaa3mNG
My recent comments to @SCMPNews 's This week in Asia about PM @narendramodi 's Strategic Grand Tour: Strengthening India's Global Energy & Economic Resilience
Prime Minister @narendramodi's five-nation tour, starting with the UAE followed by key European nations (Netherlands, Sweden, Norway & Italy), is a masterstroke in diplomacy.
India is locking in long-term energy supplies, leveraging the UAE’s exit from OPEC for stable oil & LNG, while advancing trade ties with Europe to hedge against global shocks. Smart diversification at its best!
Read here: https://t.co/XQ6gGk4n5b
🚨 Western insurers weaponised the situation with the Strait of Hormuz
S Balakrishnan, Co-Founder of Avellon Intelligence, to Sputnik India: 👇
"The London-based P&I clubs have weaponized the Strait of Hormuz situation and created a de facto blockade without military action, increasing vulnerability for Asia — especially India."
And such moves have significantly raised India’s energy security risks.
🚨Western countries may be planning to create unrest in Asian countries by exploiting the Hormuz crisis
S Balakrishnan, Co-Founder of Avellon Intelligence, to Sputnik India: 👇
▪️The Strait of Hormuz crisis is being weaponised by London-based P&I clubs. Insurance premiums differ significantly between Europe and the West on one hand, and India and the Global South on the other.
▪️This amounts to targeted economic pressure. India, which is heavily dependent on Gulf energy, is facing higher insurance premiums, reduced supply, and rising prices.
▪️Western countries may use P&I clubs to exert pressure across Asia. This requires urgent investigation by Indian authorities.
🚨🇮🇳 India’s 95% sea trade hostage to Western insurers: Bharat says time to break free
S Balakrishnan, Co-Founder of Avellon Intelligence, to Sputnik India: 👇
50% of India's crude oil flows through deadly choke points like the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.
One spark, and London’s P&I clubs (which control 90% of global tonnage) yank war-risk cover overnight. It already happened in March.
India is now responding with its own indigenous BHARAT MARITIME INSURANCE POOL — fully sovereign, self-reliant, and unbreakable.
Addressed the International Conference on Countering Narco-Terrorism, attended by experts from strategic, law enforcement, diplomatic & academic communities.
Narco-terrorism is no longer a distant threat. It sits at the core of today’s security, economic & governance challenges. The global narcotics trade fuels organized crime, money laundering & terror financing.
Emphasised the need for stronger coordination, smarter use of technology & a balanced approach that focuses on prevention as much as enforcement.
Such platforms are vital in turning dialogue into action and driving a more coordinated global response.
International Conference on Countering Narco-Terrorism
Date- 10-11 April, 2026 (Friday-Saturday)
Registration Link: https://t.co/CtAe4WE2nL @GovernorBihar@LtGovDelhi
The narco-economy is now funding wars, destabilizing nations, and reshaping global power.
This isn’t a law enforcement issue anymore — it’s a geopolitical one.
At Avellon Intelligence, we’re bringing this conversation to the forefront with Indic Researchers Forum.
@indic_rf
Narco-terrorism is no longer a regional threat, it’s a global shadow economy shaping conflict, instability, and power.
At Avellon Intelligence, we believe understanding these networks is critical to future security strategy.
Join the conversation.
#NarcoTerrorism
The global narco-terror network is evolving — are we ready to confront it?
Join leading researchers, policy thinkers, and security experts at the International Narco-Terrorism Conference, organised by Indic researchers Forum in partnership with Avellon Intelligence.
Theme: Narcotics, Extremism & Global Security
📅 April 10–11, 2026
🕛 12 PM IST onwards
🌐 Online
Register here: https://t.co/GQhNqVrUKN
@indic_rf@Avellon_Intel
#NarcoTerrorism #GlobalSecurity #CounterTerrorism #Geopolitics #DrugTrafficking #SecurityStudies #StrategicStudies #IndiaSecurity #PolicyResearch
My recent comments to @SCMPNews's This week in Asia about, Asia is facing a potential oil shock as escalating conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran disrupts tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for roughly 20% of global oil exports. With crude prices surging at their fastest pace in years and freight costs soaring, import-dependent economies like China, India, Japan and South Korea could see sharply higher energy import bills. This highlights the urgency of energy security, diversification, and resilient supply chains in a volatile geopolitical climate.
Read here: https://t.co/0Jct0PTyjH
@JavierBlas@steve_hanke@jackprandelli@RobertAlanWard@EnergyAspects@ClydeCommods@SStapczynski@IranObserver0@clashreport@KobeissiLetter@SCMPNews
#EnergySecurity #GeopoliticalRisk #OilMarkets #SupplyChain #AsiaEconomy #StraitOfHormuz #CrudePrices
A major geopolitical shock in a resource-rich region, like the ongoing conflict in Iran, makes India vulnerable because of its huge import dependence in natural resources from below the ground.
My recent comments for @BBC Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are rippling through global energy markets. Following fresh threats from an Iranian official to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for ~20% of the world's oil and gas — Brent crude has climbed further to around $80/barrel, with shipping costs surging and Asian markets sliding sharply.
As supply chain and energy security risks escalate, businesses and economies worldwide are feeling the pressure from rising fuel and transport costs.
Worth a read for anyone tracking commodities, supply chains, or global risk:
https://t.co/3NUZ2X5qDg
@anasalhajji@EnergyAspects@mikemcglone11@criticalthreats@sistineresearch@inside_nk@RealPepeEscobar@onechancefreedm@krassenstein@JimFergusonUK@JohnHultquist@HannaNotte@CleoPaskal@BBCWorld@BBCBreaking
#OilPrices #EnergyMarkets #Geopolitics #StraitOfHormuz #SupplyChain #MiddleEast #GlobalEconomy #BusinessNews.