by admin | Aug 22, 2018 | Nikkei Asian Review
“Crazy Rich Asians,” which has topped U.S. movie charts, gives a brazenly self-confident view of the continent’s moneyed elite. Drenched in brand-name excess, the film has been praised for its breakthrough all-Asian cast. But rather than a...
by admin | Aug 17, 2018 | Financial Times
Having arrived at a Singaporean airstrip in garish Ferraris and Lamborghinis, the bridal group head off by private jet to a tropical island. Meanwhile the groomsmen commandeer a fleet of helicopters and fly to a nearby container ship, its deck filled with imported...
by admin | Aug 5, 2018 | Book
A colorful and revealing portrait of the rise of India’s new billionaire class in a radically unequal societyIndia is the world’s largest democracy, with more than one billion people and an economy expanding faster than China’s. But the rewards of this growth have...
by admin | Jul 31, 2018 | MILKEN REVIEW
Dressed in an elegant black suit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood up in January this year at Davos, the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, and launched a spirited defense of globalization. Twelve months earlier on the same stage, China’s Xi Jinping...
by admin | Jun 20, 2018 | Nikkei Asian Review
Malaysia’s recent election marks a moment of genuine optimism for Asia. Too many governments around the region have slid backward of late toward corruption and incompetence. Mahathir Mohamad’s return as prime minister suggests a better path forward might...
