​​​​The Coalition of the Willing: A Way Forward for IFA Reforms  

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) was held in Sevilla (Spain), from June 30 to July 3, 2025, amidst a challenging global economic and geopolitical environment. The FfD4 took place against the backdrop of rising global debt levels, backsliding of developmental goals, escalating geopolitical tensions, weakening of multilateralism and international solidarity,…

Why India Should Reject U.S. Demands in BTA Negotiations

The executive orders signed by U.S. President Donald Trump last week to levy a 25 percent tariff on India, coupled with an additional 25 percent tariff announced on 6 August for its purchases of Russian oil, have posed new hurdles to the ongoing fast-track negotiations on an India-U.S. bilateral trade agreement (BTA).

The additional 25…

Reimagining and Redesigning International Financial Architecture: The Path to Sevilla and Beyond

The term “international financial architecture” is currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), scheduled for June 30 to July 3, 2025, in Spain. Despite the extensive discourse surrounding this concept since the late 1990s, there is no universally accepted definition of what is meant…

COP29: Why Climate Finance Will Remain Elusive

Ever since the Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) first met in 1995, effective implementation of the commitment taken by the developed countries to “provide new and additional financial resources to meet the agreed full costs incurred by developing country Parties in complying with their obligations” has…