Intermediate
Introduction to Geopolitics and Its Impact on Markets
A practical guide to reading geopolitical events the way markets do, built for Indian investors and finance professionals who want to understand why the Nifty gaps down on a Middle East headline or why the rupee wobbles when the US and China clash, not just react to the news. Covers the building blocks of geopolitical risk, the US-China rivalry and its supply chain fallout, energy and commodity chokepoints, and how FII flows and the RBI respond when tensions rise. Uses real events including the Russia-Ukraine war, semiconductor export controls, the 2022-23 energy shock, and India's own border tensions, with NSE, BSE, Nifty, and rupee data throughout.
MODULES
4
DURATION
~3.1 hrs
TRACK
Macro & Markets
Access Level
LEARNER
Everything included
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Curriculum Breakdown
Chapter 1: Foundations of Geopolitics for Markets
4 Lessons▶
What Geopolitics Actually Means for Your Portfolio10 min read
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Power, Resources, and Alliances: The Building Blocks of Geopolitical Risk11 min read
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How Markets Price Fear: VIX, Gold, and the Flight to Safety11 min read
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Case Study: How the Nifty and Gold Reacted in the First Week of the Russia-Ukraine War12 min read
Chapter 2: The New Multipolar World: US, China, and the Rest
4 Lessons▶
The US-China Rivalry: Trade Wars, Tariffs, and Tech Decoupling12 min read
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China Plus One: Supply Chain Realignment and What It Means for Indian Manufacturing11 min read
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Sanctions as a Weapon: How They Work and Who Actually Gets Hit11 min read
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Case Study: Semiconductor Export Controls and Their Ripple Effect on Indian IT and Auto Stocks13 min read
Chapter 3: Energy, Commodities, and Global Chokepoints
4 Lessons▶
Why Crude Oil Still Moves Indian Markets: Understanding India's Import Dependence11 min read
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Global Chokepoints: The Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Cost of Disrupted Shipping12 min read
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Commodity Shocks and Inflation: How a Middle East Flare-Up Hits Your Portfolio11 min read
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Case Study: The 2022-23 Energy Price Shock and Its Impact on the Rupee and the Nifty13 min read
Chapter 4: Geopolitical Risk and Indian Markets
4 Lessons▶
FII Flows and Geopolitical Risk: Why Foreign Money Leaves First11 min read
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The Rupee as a Shock Absorber: How RBI Intervention Works During a Crisis12 min read
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Case Study: The Nifty's Reaction to the 2019 Balakot Airstrikes and the 2025 Operation Sindoor Tensions13 min read
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Building a Geopolitically Resilient Portfolio: Diversification, Gold, and Hedges12 min read