Media Mentions

“There is no better moment than a change of leadership at the White House, whether Democratic or Republican, to chart a new course in US-India geoeconomic strategy.”

TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong appeared on Channel News Asia’s “East Asia Tonight” to discuss U.S.-China relations in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election. WATCH (Amb. Tong’s appearance begins at 26:00 mark).

Just one party has almost continuously ruled Japan for the past 70 years, the Liberal Democratic Party. But with a new Prime Minister appointed, and more than 80 elected members of the party engulfed in a slush fund scandal … their popularity is plummeting. So much so pollsters say the party is in the ‘danger

Economic security has become an established concept in the present era as the return of great power competition muddles the line between security and economic issues. Governments are increasingly engaged in areas that had once seemed more the domain of private enterprise, particularly in acquisition and control over critical and emerging technologies.

TAG Associate Rintaro Nishumura appeared at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan to discuss the upcoming general election and the future of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong spoke to BBC World News on October 21, discussing how Asian businesses are viewing the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

What is India’s role in BRICS? The process of expansion is revealing. Every incumbent member country came with its wish list of potential newcomers. Some names overlapped, some were exclusive to one list.

(Minutes 10:55-16:00) “China seems more committed to setting a floor on its economic deterioration,” said Han Shen Lin, China country director at the Asia Group.   When the U.S. cut its rates in mid-September, this allowed China to follow suit a week later, thereby adding a stronger monetary component to its usual fiscal stimulus emphasis.”

Park Jin-wan, Nonresident James A. Kelly Korea Fellow at #PacificForum, and Rintaro Nishimura, a Tokyo-based Associate with The Asia Group, have co-authored a compelling article for The Korea Times titled “Future of Korea-Japan Relations Under PM Ishiba.” Their analysis delves into the complexities of Korea-Japan relations and evaluates how Prime Minister Ishiba’s leadership could shape

“However, a more rigorous assessment of the state of BJP requires a longer-term timeframe and a deeper appreciation of the party’s attributes and shortcomings. This is important not just for party members and political pundits.”