Srinagar, Nov. 4 -- The post-1945 financial order was built on the belief that global systems were apolitical: the money, markets, and networks functioned on neutrality. That belief no longer holds true.

Payment systems can now be weaponised, reserves can be blocked, and algorithms can enforce sanctions faster than diplomats can draft them.

In the shifting terrain of global finance, sovereignty is being silently redefined by gold reserves. Gold has re-emerged as the most elemental form of security which is solid, neutral, and beyond manipulation.

The recent surge in gold prices crossing $3,500 an ounce in 2025 and projected to touch $4,100 by 2026 is not merely a market phenomenon. It is a political signal.

For decades, the U.S. d...