Praveen Chand is an infrastructure, energy, and geopolitics commentator with over 38 years of hands-on experience in major EPCC projects across oil & gas, civil infrastructure, and renewable energy. A Civil Engineering graduate from NIT Trichy and a Master’s in Construction Law from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, he has held senior leadership roles including Project Director, SBU Head, and Country Head across West Asia and East Asia.His writing blends deep industry expertise with global insights, focusing on energy security, infrastructure strategy, geopolitics, and economic trends — always connecting policy shifts to on-ground industrial realities. Having worked and travelled across more than 30 countries, he also offers grounded perspectives on international travel, culture, and regional dynamics.
Latest Blogs
Iran’s Oil Under Blockade Pressure: Will Caspian Routes and Storage Hold the Line? April 16, 2026 — As the United States intensifies its maritime chokehold on Iran’s oil lifelines, Tehran…
US Declines to Renew Sanctions Waiver for Indian Purchases of Russian Crude Oil: A Temporary Bridge Burned Amid Geopolitical Crosscurrents In a significant policy shift announced on April 15, 2026,…
Hormuz Crisis: Oil Lifeline Choked, Allies Hesitate, U.S. Turns to Reverse Blockade The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, carrying 20%-23% of global oil…
Ukraine’s Robotic Revolution: First-Ever All-Unmanned Capture of a Russian Position Signals a New Chapter in Warfare—and a Bold Export Push On April 13, 2026—Ukraine’s official Arms Makers’ Day—President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Iran War and Emerging Alignments in West Asia: Fractured Gulf Unity Gives Way to Competing Blocs Iran war 2026 — triggered by intense US-Israeli strikes in late February — has…
The Footage They Called Propaganda: How Iran’s Publicly Shown Missile Cities Exposed a Catastrophic Western Intelligence Failure For years, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and state media released high-quality…
War Impact on Tourism: Destinations the World Has Put on Hold Amid Conflict When Beauty Meets Instability Tourism has long been seen as a bridge between cultures, but the war…
How Wars and Geopolitics Reshape Tourism: Why Destinations Rise, Fall, or Disappear Overnight When Travel Stops, Geopolitics Speaks Tourism is often seen as a symbol of peace—a movement of people…
2026 Assembly Elections India: Phase 1 Polling Completed New Delhi, April 11, 2026 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the 2026 Assembly Elections India on…