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Don’t blame Cambodia for Asean bust-up
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/07/2012
» There is no bigger news in Asean these days than the collapse of efforts to produce a joint communique after the recent 45th ministerial meeting in Phnom Penh. Much of the blame has been laid at the feet of host Cambodia but that misses the larger point.
Under the radar no more
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/07/2012
» Imagine yourself fresh out of college and walking into a company seeking a job. You get the job but the organization has just a few dozen people working for it. It’s decidedly sleepy and small-time. You resolve to grind it out for a few years before you leave for the big time fame and fortune.
Giants stumbling in different directions
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 27/08/2012
» Having read so many puff pieces about the “growth story” of China and India, on how these economies will be the saviours of Asean in case the Western hemisphere goes for a spin, I get the message. But lately the on-the-ground realities in these two huge countries are making me doubt what the truth is.
It's a date, just don't ask when
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 17/09/2012
» The secretary-general of Asean has been busy doing spin control ever since whispers emerged that much-hyped economic integration under the Asean Economic Community (AEC) might be delayed by a year.
Culture clashes are simply bad business
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 29/10/2012
» For all the differences that we in the 10-member Asean grouping may have, there are certain similarities when it comes to culture. This is something that foreign investors drawn to this dynamic part of the world have to realize, even as they try to develop talent for the future in this part of the world.
Asean plays the superpower balancing act
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 19/11/2012
» This week marks yet another turning point for Asean as the group is meeting in Phnom Penh to deal with various issues from trade to territorial disputes.
Road to prosperity
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 19/11/2012
» Rally enthusiasts in Asean are gearing up for different kind of excitement with the staging of the first Asean-India car rally late this month and into December.
Emerging market champions
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/01/2013
» Companies in Asia, and in particular Southeast Asia, are starting to have a major impact on the global scene as they gradually make their presence felt through consolidation and expansion. At the same time, they are moving up their value chain to compete head-on with the multinationals that have dominated the market for decades.
Time for soul-searching in India
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/01/2013
» Noteworthy events have been taking place around the region lately. Here in Thailand we have seen the first visit by a Japanese premier in more than a decade, and an interesting year lies ahead, given current tensions with China, as Japan and Asean mark 40 years of formal relations.
Diplomacy in demand
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/01/2013
» Picking up a mechanical cockroach on the table of his office, Ambassador Shigekazu Sato shows off some of the little creature’s moves, saying he is not too fond of things that are static.