Opportunity brief
An acronym for Buy Low And Sell High, BLASH is the International Trade Club at IIFT. It is one of the oldest student-driven clubs in the college and has a track record of attracting the highest membership in all student batches to date. The club aims to bring together people who wish to make a career in Trade and International Business and provide a platform to interact and learn dimensions of international trade beyond the regular classroom learning, thereby broadening their horizons. BLASH is also the focal point of external engagement with organizations from the domains of Commodity Trading, International Logistics, Structured Trade Finance, and related spheres.
Every year the student body at IIFT organizes Trade Winds: International Business Conclave to gain insights from pre-eminent business leaders from diverse industries so as to polish our business outlook. The theme for Trade Winds 2026 is "Reglobalization: Navigating Trade in a Changing World".
Under the aegis of Trade Winds, BLASH organises the National Trade Summit and hosts Commercio Artikel, a national-level article writing competition that allows students to express their views on recent trade developments and their take on the future. To participate, students are required to submit an article (Minimum 800 words) on international trade-related topics. The sub-theme for the National Trade Summit is "The Weaponization of Trade: Export Controls and the Rise of Economic Security"
Some of the suggested topics for reference are:
- The Semiconductor Divide: Can Emerging Economies Compete in an Era of High-Tech Export Controls?
- The Resurgence of Industrial Policy: Balancing Domestic Economic Security with the Need for Global Market Access.
- Beyond the Dollar: How Financial Statecraft and Sanctions are Reshaping Cross-Border Trade Mechanisms.
- The New Resource War: The Race to Secure Critical Tech and Rare Earth Minerals in a Fragmented Global Market.
- Alliances Over Economics: How Geopolitical Partnerships are Redefining Traditional Free Trade Blocs.
Kindly note that the above topics are suggestive in nature. Best articles will be published in the annual magazine of BLASH, IIFT Delhi during TradeWinds 2026. This is your chance to show your analysis and highlight your opinions on matters concerning international trade. Time to start researching and penning down your thoughts right away. Exciting cash prizes are in store for winners!
Guidelines:
- Team formation rules: Individual or team of 2
- Word Limit: 800-1200 words
- Font: Times New Roman and Font size must be 12
- The naming convention of the document: TeamName_CollegeName
- All the articles in Doc (Word) format should be uploaded to this portal
- The article should be original work and references must be cited wherever necessary.
- Relevant Graphs or data can be added to the article, but they need to be created not snipped.
Rules:
- Plagiarism will lead to disqualification
- Deadlines are to be strictly followed
- Cash prizes worth Rs. 8000 for the top three submissions