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“The Japanese public in general seems careless or even welcoming in some cases about having less Chinese tourists,” says Tokuko Shironitta, managing director for Japan at strategic advisory firm the Asia Group. For many Japanese businesses, however, “losing a big slice of high-spending Chinese visitors is far more painful than any short-term relief from overcrowded […]

“The Japan side is still looking for an off-ramp rather than seeking to escalate,” said Kurt Tong, a former senior US diplomat in Asia who’s now a managing partner at The Asia Group. “That could change if the China side keeps applying deeper pressure.” The US has signaled its support, with Ambassador George Glass saying

“The pace and scale of Beijing’s reactions … are quite unprecedented,” said George Chen, partner of The Asia Group, a business policy consultancy based in Washington, D.C. He added that the biggest risk for Japanese brands in China would be a nationwide boycott, although so far there are limited signs that Chinese consumers are avoiding the brands at

Experts suggest that companies should not only rely on Indian government orders. “R&D investments will lead to the building of products, and coupled with that, companies must explore export opportunities to cater to select nations,” said Shailender Arya, senior advisor at The Asia Group, a Washington-based business advisory group. “This will reduce their dependence on just

The Trump presidency is rather uniquely a top-down presidency and the number of people involved in shaping the direction and content of US China interactions to date has been extraordinarily small. It’s a very tight circle of very few people all very much aligned with President Trump. I don’t think that’s going to change during

A healthy US-Pakistan relationship could give the US leverage over India, according to Nisha Biswal, partner at The Asia Group and former US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs during the Obama administration. Ultimately, she said, “both relationships have to stand on their own merits.” “The extent to which the US

There was apprehension that a loss in Bihar could split Kumar’s party and threaten Modi’s federal coalition, which relies on 12 of his lawmakers. Kumar’s party was set to win a little over 80 seats. “The victory renews Modi’s and NDA’s political capital. India can be reasonably optimistic about political and policy continuity,” said Ashok

Down the road, “Chinese EV makers can also take a lot of [intellectual property] fees from such [tech] collaboration,” said George Chen, a partner at The Asia Group. “This will be significant because 30, 40 years ago, European carmakers and American carmakers [were] doing exactly the same thing in Chinese markets.”

“India’s oil purchases from Russia are on the downward trend,” Ashok Malik, partner and chair of The Asia Group’s India practice, told GZERO. “This creates a pathway for the removal of the 25% ‘oil tariff’ on India and, coinciding with Ambassador Sergio Gor’s arrival, steps towards the trade agreement.”  

The report, by Colonel Shailender Arya and Anshita Shukla, speaks of an increase in demand for weaponry as conflicts, the two biggest being the ones between Russia-Ukraine and the Middleeast, have increased.