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South Asian Times | 9 November 2018
By Shivaji Sengupta
Making sense of our fast changing world is Singapore based Indian American Parag Khanna, a leading global strategist and bestselling author whose last book Connectography is evocatively titled, and the upcoming one is provocatively titled The Future is Asian.
Read MoreBloomberg TicToc | 9 November 2019
At the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, Parag Khanna explains to TicToc how both Asian millennials and Western expats are turning Asia's thriving urban hubs into dynamic and entrepreneurial melting pots.
Read MoreAxios | 9 November 2018
By Steve LeVine
Three weeks ahead of a meeting between President Trump and China's Xi Jinping, Beijing is notching record exports and figuring out how to manage without American goods. Parag Khanna, author of the forthcoming, “The Future is Asian,” tells Axios that China is finding ways to permanently substitute for American imports.
Read MoreBloomberg New Economy Forum | 7 November 2018
At the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, Dr. Parag Khanna moderated a panel discussing the supercities that will dominate the future world economy. How will the world's megacities overcome the challenges of mobility, healthcare, education and other urban stress points to become successful supercities?
Read MoreBloomberg New Economy Forum | 6 November 2018
At the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, Dr. Parag Khanna and Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani teamed up to debate against the motion that "Globalization has gone too far" against HSBC senior economic advisor Stephen King and chief economist of Enodo Economics Diana Choyleva.
Read MoreBloomberg | 6 November 2018
Parag Khanna, managing partner at FutureMap and author of The Future Is Asian, discusses the changing power dynamic that is resulting from the U.S.-China trade war. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia" from the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore.
Read MoreSingapore Management University (SMU) | 30 October 2018
At the annual Ikeda Peace and Harmony Lecture held in the Singapore Management University, Dr. Parag Khanna spoke about how the world transits from Westphalian system towards one which is more fluid and also if the authorities accrued through the processes of domestic devolution and international network formation, could lead us into a Pax Urbanica.
Read MoreForbes Global CEO Conference | 30 October 2018
Dr. Parag Khanna spoke on the opening panel of the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Bangkok, Thailand on the topic of "The World Reboots." He highlighted Asia's structural economic trends since the Asian Financial Crisis from managing currencies to the Belt & Road Initiative as signs of Asia's deepening integration.
Read MoreSibos | 23 October 2018
At the opening session of SWIFT's Sibos conference in Sydney, Australia, Dr. Parag Khanna gave the opening keynote speech about the need for greater investment in connectivity to promote globalization, financial inclusion, and systemic resilience.
Read MoreBelt & Road Advisory | October 2018
Parag discusses the Belt and Road Initiative as well as China’s and Asia’s role in the future. Parag’s unique insights on the intersection of culture, technology, infrastructure, cities, and geography make this podcast one not to be missed!
Read MoreFortune Global Forum | 16 October 2018
At the 2018 Fortune Global Forum in Toronto, Dr. Parag Khanna spoke with Fortune Magazine's Nina Easton and economist Dambisa Moyo about global disruptions affecting boardroom decision-making and how businesses should adapt to geopolitical change.
Read MoreRussia 24 TV | 9 October 2018
Russia 24 conducted an exclusive interview with Dr. Parag Khanna during the International Rail and Transport Forum to discuss Russia's role in facilitating connectivity across Eurasia.
Read MoreRail TV | 9 October 2018
At the International Transport and Logistics Forum in Sochi, Russia, Dr. Parag Khanna was interviewed on Russia's Rail TV to discuss trans-Eurasian infrastructure investments and their impact on productivity and trade growth.
Read MoreChannel NewsAsia | 25 September 2018
Singapore has moved quickly to become Asia's premiere data hub. What are the implications for growth in the digital services economy? See my interview with Channel NewsAsia.
Read MoreNikkei Asian Review | 31 August 2018
By Alex Capri
Beijing's central planners are aiming to use China's Belt and Road Initiative to dominate the next wave of wireless technology by becoming the global leader in the development of 5G networks. Parag Khanna, author of the forthcoming book The Future is Asian, argues that the Belt and Road Initiative will ultimately position China as the global 5G leader.
Read MoreFinancial Times | 17 August 2018
Although they may be charmed by the romance of Crazy Rich Asians, western cinema-goers are ultimately unlikely to be comfortable with the geopolitical rebalancing upon which this rising Asian self-assurance is based, argues Parag Khanna, Singapore-based author of The Future is Asian, a forthcoming book. “This is a huge change, as it dawns on the west that Asians used to make things for us and now we are making things for them,” he says.
Read MorePorts & Harbors | July/August 2018
I was pleased to speak with Ports & Harbors magazine about the emerging Silk Roads of infrastructure connecting the Far East with Europe, and the special role of the Caucasus and Azerbaijan.
Read MoreKPMG Insight | Summer 2018
Parag Khanna believes that mankind has a new maxim — Connectivity is destiny — and the most connected powers, and people, will win. We sat down with him to learn more about his vision and its influence on infrastructure.
Read MoreJune 2018
At DSM's senior global management conference in Amsterdam in June 2018, Dr. Parag Khanna gave a keynote speech on the topic of "Sustainable Business in a Complex World".
Read MoreFringe FM | June 22, 2018
Parag Khanna speaks to Matt Ward of Fringe FM about how the trends of devolution, megacities and the rise of Asia come together to shape the future.
Read MoreParag Khanna, Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic global advisory firm. International bestselling author of six books, including Technocracy and Connectography. Keynote and TED speaker, as well as a regular on CNN.
Parag Khanna is Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic advisory firm. He is the international bestselling author of six books, has traveled to most of the countries of the world, and holds a PhD from the London School of Economics. Read more.
Co-authored with Ayesha Khanna. TED Books, 2012.