Progress through Real Understanding
Why Gandhi’s Message is As Important today as Ever (June 8, 2021) In this episode Jesse and Makarand discuss the soul of India, and what India can teach the rest the world. Makarand R. Paranjape is an Indian novelist, poet, the Director at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and, since 1999, a Professor of English … Read more
Crazy Rich Asians and La Bella Vita (November 20, 2020) Photograph by Raen Badua Kevin Kwan was born in Singapore as the youngest of three boys into an established Chinese Singaporean family. His great-grandfather, Oh Sian Guan, was a founding director of Singapore’s oldest bank, the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation. He later immigrated to the US and … Read more
Why the US Dollar still reigns Supreme (February 8, 2022) These days, observers of global financial markets would be remiss if they weren’t reconsidering the long term prospects of the US dollar. Dr. Elson responds. The US economic picture is grim. But are there any realistic alternatives? How far away are we from the day that we … Read more
Pandemics and Economics – Are Policy Makers Making us Sicker? (March 4, 2021) James G. Rickards is an American lawyer, economist, investment banker, speaker, media commentator, and author on matters of finance and precious metals. He is the author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis (2011) and six other books. In the … Read more
Investing in the Covid Era – Opportunities amidst the Fear (April 30, 2021) Nirgunan Tiruchelvam is a equity analyst. He has worked for Standard Chartered, ABN Amro, RBS. He is now an equity analyst covering Emerging Markets with Tellimer (formerly Exotix Partners), where he has been based in Dubai and Singapore. Nirgunan is also a wonderful … Read more
China Re-opening, Memories of Open Hearts, Open Gates and Open Minds (May 14, 2021) A personal journey from the Mid-West to the Far East Princeton in Asia and SAIS alumna, Dori Yang, is a former Businessweek correspondent in Asia and author of When the Red Gates Opened. Recalling her front row seat to China’s economic liberalization, she … Read more
Mao, Reagan, Stalin and Yale : The Battle of Ideas and Community Identity (July 2, 2021) Like Father, Like Son: How to inform Americans about this complicated world? Everyone is talking about the “new Cold War” with China these days, but are we even done processing the old Cold War? Join Jesse as he chats with Jeffrey Lilley, … Read more
on Why Nothing is Impossible in Vietnam (February 22, 2022) So many major things have happened across Asia, from lock-downs in China, elections in South Korea, Philippines and Hong Kong, and social unrest in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. One country that has been remarkably stable during the pandemic and into the post-pandemic period is Vietnam. A … Read more
What’s in a Name, Territorial Disputes and Identity in Asia (June 29, 2022) What is China? It is a simple question but one that cannot be properly without the help of reading Bill Hayton’s book, ‘The invention of China’. And, why is the conflict over sovereignty of the Spratly and Paracel islands and atolls so … Read more
A Billion Reasons to be Positive (November 7, 2022) Managing the Dragon An absolutely wonderful conversation with the one and only Jack Perkowski Mr Jack Perkowski, aka Mr China, is among the best known US entrepreneurs focused on China. His journey to China began in 1990 when he left a successful career on Wall Street to pursue … Read more