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Nvidia’s Bid To Stop Huawei

Nvidia’s Bid To Stop Huawei

Nvidia’s potential return to China has sparked off a frenzied focus on the billions the chip giant stands to earn. But many — including the firm’s CEO — argue the move has a far more important objective: slowing Huawei’s R&D juggernaut and preventing it from potentially dominating a $50 billion market

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Asia faces tariffs, again

Asia faces tariffs, again

With US President Donald Trump’s latest round of who-knows-who-gets-what tariffs, Asian leaders are deliberating their priorities and weighing what options lie beyond trade with the US

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
The Cost of India’s Crop Waste Burning

The Cost of India’s Crop Waste Burning

As India makes greater moves towards setting up and strengthening its carbon markets, it could unlock tremendous benefits by using them effectively to end the practice of stubble burning

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
China's One Trillion Watt Solar Journey

China's One Trillion Watt Solar Journey

China's astounding transition to renewables hit a new milestone last month, bringing with it crucial lessons for Asia and its energy security

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Will Extreme Weather Break Asia’s Supply Chains?

Will Extreme Weather Break Asia’s Supply Chains?

As changing climate raises the threat of extreme weather events across the world, most companies are still failing to account for them in their extended supply chains

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Chinese EV Firms Are So Done With BYD

Chinese EV Firms Are So Done With BYD

China’s — and the world’s — largest electric vehicle maker, BYD, has opened a Pandora’s box with its latest round of discounts and brought deep fractures within the industry to the fore

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
China’s Rare Earths 1, Donald Trump 0

China’s Rare Earths 1, Donald Trump 0

A rare earth blockade has given China an incredible upper hand in trade talks with the United States and how this plays out could shape how Beijing engages in trade for years to come

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
New US Tariff Rulings And Asia

New US Tariff Rulings And Asia

While a legal battle over Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs has injected even more uncertainty into the global trade picture, it has given Asian countries an opportunity to re-think how far they are willing to bow to the US President

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Lessons From Japan on Tackling China’s Rare Earth Dominance

Lessons From Japan on Tackling China’s Rare Earth Dominance

Global rare earth supply chains — and their overwhelming dependance on China — are in focus, yet again. And the West can find many opportunities, and lessons, to tackle that problem from Asia

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
When AI Hallucinates In Times Of War

When AI Hallucinates In Times Of War

At a time when two Asian countries with a most bitter history are engaged in a heated conflict, their citizens have taken up arms of their own on a different battlefield — social media. What most don’t realise, however, is that they are on an AI minefield

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Where Facts Fail, Chinese Shills Prevail

Where Facts Fail, Chinese Shills Prevail

Anonymous accounts, bots, artificial intelligence and social media are the Chinese Communist Party’s most effective weapon to spread propaganda, and they are fast becoming more and more sophisticated

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
When China Becomes More Credible Than Hermes

When China Becomes More Credible Than Hermes

It's been a wild month for luxury brands that have found their authenticity questioned by obscure Chinese TikTok creators

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
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