Disruption, diversification...decoupling?: The fracturing of global supply chains is a major concern for Asian economies
With the process for selecting a new managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) starting, Vasuki Shastry, who worked in senior communications and public affairs roles at the organization, argues that Asian countries should overcome their traditional reluctance and geopolitical impediments and differences to support a candidate from the region.
India could be settling into a structural slowdown - can its leaders implement necessary reforms such as meaningful measures to promote manufacturing?
Vasuki Shastry, Associate Asia Fellow of Chatham House in London, offers lessons from the past year and considers what they may portend at the beginning of a new decade.
Asian leaders should prioritize climate initiatives before environmental distress raises the costs of action and the prospects of political and economic crises.
The purpose of the Chiang Mai Initiative should be renewed and deploying it would be a step towards ASEAN regional financial integration.
A mentorship program to develop and guide the next generation of Asian leaders is urgently needed.
The changing way the US wields power in the world and its tougher approach to China are forcing Asian countries to rethink their relations with Washington and Beijing.
Asia's economies cannot sustain high growth forever, social tensions are increasing and ageing government leaders lack the capacity to cope with critical challenges.
The second wave of coronavirus devastating India would have crippled most governments. But Narendra Modi is no ordinary leader.
The country may be better served if President Joko Widodo signals a commitment to democracy by not running for a third term.
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