Dean Kishore, Dr Raja Mohan, Taimur Baig and Suhasini Haidar speaking at the Asia Society India Panel at the Bombay coastal cultural nerve centre NCPA on the current turbulence. As Professor Kishore says we are in the midst of major changes. The notion of the west needs to be fragmented between a declining Europe and a dynamic US. Markets will temper President Trump’s actions. Trump can out bully Bibi, and achieve a ceasefire in a day.

Dr Raja Mohan spoke about the dismantling of the WTO order.

Taimur Baig draws historical parallels regarding tariffs between now and the 1890s especially the McKinley era. The Dream of Trump draws on it.

Europe aces on healthcare welfare and scientific innovation. ASML and Carl Zeiss is at the heart of semiconductor technology. World has an amazing ability to absorb shocks.

The larger questions regarding risk are beyond reporting templates.

The spaces of policy dialogue are not in the classroom, but in an experimental theatre. A truly Singapore in Mumbai evening 🇸🇬🇮🇳