

At Standard Chartered’s Global Markets Forum in Hong Kong, Dr. Parag Khanna delivered a keynote on how the tug-of-war over connectivity is redefining geopolitical competition. He discussed geopolitics not as a simple U.S.-China “G2,” but as a multipolar marketplace shaped by multi-alignment, regional integration, and competitive connectivity. His remarks highlighted Asia’s growing centrality and the geographies, sectors, and asset classes positioned to benefit from resilience.