...Passionate about Latin America...
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My interview on the victory of Lula ...to Prabhu Chawla of the New Indian Express ..
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My talk on "Caudillos, Comrades and Conservatives: the political journey of Latin America"
at Ashoka University, yesterday..
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The Bukeleization of Latin America
El Salvador president Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.
nytimes.com/2026/10/23/world…
India has increased its soy oil imports from South America.
During November 2025–September 2026, India imported approximately 5.18 million tonnes of soybean oil, valued at an estimated US$6.2–6.5 billion. Argentina is India's largest supplier, followed by Brazil.
Brazilian aircraft producer Embraer will acquire 51% stake in Mahindra's aerospace company..
economictimes.indiatimes.com…
Colombia, the world's fourth-largest palm oil producer, has emerged as a possible import source as India looks to diversify supplies amid higher biodiesel blending in Asia..
business-standard.com/econom…
BPCL of India to invest 3 billion dollars more in Brazilian oil and gas project
BPCL has equity interests (40%) in six blocks in this project, which is operated by Petrobras. The project is expected to start producing oil in 2030 and natural gas in 2031.
oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-N…
Argentina considers India as an important source of demand for its LPG export.
In the first quarter of this year, Argentina shipped 50,000 tons increasing from 22,000 tons in the whole year of 2025.
bnamericas.com/en/interviews…
My talk on "India's options in the changing geopolitical scenario" at the Central University of Andhra Pradesh, Anantapur, today.
Brazil supplies more beans to India..
In 2025, Brazil shipped 318,500 tonnes of beans to India.
Brazil has started growing beans and pulses as part of its crop diversification.
In 2025 60% of their total exports of beans came to India.
czapp.com/analyst-insights/b…
Indian spice: a Guatemalan export success
India was once the world's largest producer and exporter of cardamom. But decades ago, Guatemala overtook India and became the global leader.
Ecuador has overtaken India as the largest supplier of prawns to the US Thanks, in part, to Trump tariff.
But tariff advantage is only the latest chapter in Ecuador's remarkable prawn story.
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