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Speaking to businessline, Shailender Arya, Senior Advisor, The Asia Group, said Operation Sindoor accelerated the drone and counter-drone acquisition programs, leading to the rapid growth of the drone sector in India. Sindoor provided the operational necessity as well as the demand signal. “The legacy of Operation Sindoor is a definitive shift towards kinetic but non-contact operations […]

The countervailing orders would, at a high level, “place U.S. companies in the position of choosing between compliance with U.S. or Chinese regulatory regimes,” said Han Shen Lin, China managing director for The Asia Group.

“Multinationals must now assume any technology with Chinese DNA – regardless of where it’s incorporated – is subject to Beijing’s veto,” said Han Lin, China country director at consulting firm the Asia Group. “That will weigh upon future investments into China.”

“Beijing effectively drew a bright red line that Chinese AI talent and technology are not for sale to American companies, full stop,” said Han Shen Lin, Shanghai-based China country director at U.S. consultancy firm The Asia Group.

“A lot of Japanese view the Iran conflict as U.S. attention drifting away from their concerns about China and drifting back towards the Middle East,” said Kurt Tong, who served as deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo in the Obama administration, and who regularly talks to senior Japanese

Kurt Tong, managing partner at The Asia Group, was formerly U.S. ambassador for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). He is an adviser to the American Association of the Indo-Pacific. U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs using an emergency trade statute were eliminated by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Feb. 20. He plans to

“I would just say unrealized potential is tremendous,” Ashok Malik, partner at public policy think tank The Asia Group, told CNBC, adding that both countries are looking to diversify from the U.S. market and explore sourcing options other than China. Korea is a great fit for India as it offers advanced technology in EVs, electronics,

Mr George Chen, partner for the Greater China practice at advisory firm The Asia Group, said foreign leaders are looking for clarity on Beijing’s position on hot issues, including the Iran war, but also regarding trade and investment interests in the Middle East. “China also wants to conduct more of such meetings and engagements from

In his former role as an analyst for geopolitical consultancy The Asia Group, Uzair Younus would spend hours each morning and later into the day trawling news outlets and government websites to stay across shifting stories that could affect his clients’ businesses. An information technology minor at university and some time in tech consulting meant

(04:11) “China’s Q1 data signals tactical stabilization, not a structural turn,” Said Han Lin, China Country Director at The Asia Group. “Policy support and front-loaded activity are lifting near-term growth, but persistent weaknesses in property, private sector confidence, and external demand suggest the recovery remains uneven and fragile.”