Geo-economic Perspectives in the Global Environment

Faisal Ahmed is Professor in the International Business Area teaching trade and geopolitics at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. His research and consulting interests include Indo-Pacific region, China’s trade and geopolitics, trade agreements, and SDGs. He has been consultant to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and other organisations. He has also worked on projects supported by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. He holds doctorate and master’s degrees from India. He also holds an executive certification in geopolitical analysis from Geneva. He has published papers in refereed national and international journals. His books include The Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Aspects and Business Environment: Indian and Global Perspective. He has also published two edited books on India–ASEAN engagements, and India’s foreign policy in the WANA region. Additionaly, he has published three monographs on the grassroots reach-out of India’s foreign trade policy; India’s experiences in trade agreements; and EEZ and the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea. He is frequently invited as an expert and panellist by institutions and think tanks in India and abroad. Moreover, his articles have appeared in leading newspapers and he is frequently interviewed as an expert by national and international media.Arbuda Sharma is Assistant Professor in the International Business Area at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. She is a Fellow in Management (FPM) from XLRI Jamshedpur and holds a master’s degree in international business (MIB) from Bharathiar University. She has over 12 years of experience in leading academic and research institutions, and has worked in various domains like pharmaceutical, fashion, foreign trade, and real estate, among others. Her research interests include trade policy, WTO issues, multinational corporations, and global brand adaptions. She has published papers in reputed national and international journals. Her teaching interests include global business environment, international economic organizations and international business.

• List of figuresList of tablesList of contributorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Geo-strategic and Policy Perspectives1. Geostrategic shifts and their impact on the Indo-Pacific region Alexandre Lambert2. The effect of Covid-19 on the security issues at the economic, political, and ontological levelFikret Birdişli3. Public diplomacy, nation branding and soft power for global outreach: India in the 21st Century Mitrajit Biswas4. India-China Bilateral Relations: From Nehru regime to Modi eraVishal Singh BhadauriyaPart II: Financial and Infrastructural Perspectives5. FDI spillover on domestic firms in developing economies: A systematic review and future research agenda Kunwar Milind Singh6. Market efficiency in Indian stock market: A case study of Covid-19 and the financial crisis of 2008 Mukesh Kumar and Md. Absar Alam7. Thai Canal Project: A case study of regional geo-economic perspective Mohd Faheem8. An Indian perspective on sharing economy for development of smart cities Dimple Vyas and Suman PamechaPart III: Business and Sociological Perspectives9. Entrepreneurship education in the Indian context: relevance and limitations Neha Taneja Chawla and Hitesh Bhatia10. Growth of store brands in uncertain marketsIpsita Padhi and B.B. Mishra11. Rural Marketing in India: A Case Study of Consumer DurablesRahul Kumar and Md. Shahnawaz Abdin12. Consumer perception and purchase intention for green consumer durable products: An analytical studyShweta and Md. Shahnawaz Abdin13. Determinants of quality perception of students in online learning in higher educationHediye Gamze Türkmen14. Examining the role of prices in readership trends of newspaper industryVikas Singla and Rajiv SoodIndex