BS EDIT: Shifting Global Dynamics

By Business StandardPublished On Jan 21, 2026

Davos In Focus

The WEF reflected rising European unease over US pressure, tariffs, and threats to strategic autonomy

Europe’s Real Leverage

While some sectors depend on the US, Europe retains economic resilience and financial counterweights

A New Independence

Europe is rethinking security, competitiveness, and regulation to reduce reliance on Washington

Trade As Strategy

FTAs with Mercosur and India signal Europe’s push to diversify supply chains and derisk its economy

A Fracturing West

Strains within the Western alliance risk empowering destabilising global actors

India’s Moment

Concluding the EU–India FTA would signal India’s readiness to shape a changing global order