Podcast: STATE OF ASIA

Engaging Conversations with Leading Minds

 

The STATE OF ASIA podcast brings you exclusive, engaging conversations with leading minds on issues that shape Asia and affect us all.

The third season includes conversations with iconic veteran of diplomacy Bilahari Kausikan, former Ambassador and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Alexander Gabuev, Director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Simona Grano, Senior Fellow at Asia Society's Center for China Analysis and Associate Professor at the University of Zurich, C. Raja Mohan of the Asia Society Policy Institute in Delhi on the State of Europe, and, coming soon, chef Fuchsia Dunlop – master of Chinese cuisine.

Some of them will speak at this year's STATE OF ASIA conference on November 22, 2023, in Zurich. The evening before, Bilahari will also deliver the State of Asia Address.

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SEASON 2

 

The previous season, which wrapped up in July 2023, featured Pakistan's Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, renowned sinologist Marina Rudyak, CSIS fellow and expert on Vietnam and Southeast Asia Huong Le Thu, Taiwan journalist Brian Hioe, India expert Amrita Narlikar and Evan Feigenbaum, vice-president at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Listen to all episodes right here, or in your favorite podcast app.

 

SEASON 1

Last fall, the series featured in-depth conversations on developments in Asia with perspectives from Leni Robredo, the 14th Vice President of the Philippines; Tomohiko Taniguchi, Special Advisor to Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, the late Shinzo Abe; C. Raja Mohan, one of India's foremost foreign policy thinkers and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New Delhi; Agatha Kratz, who leads research on E.U.-China relations at Rhodium Group; and James Crabtree, Executive Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies-Asia in Singapore.

All of them were present in Zurich at the inaugural STATE OF ASIA conference. More information on the upcoming STATE OF ASIA conference, taking place November 22, 2023, in Zurich, is available here.

 

BONUS EPISODES

Listen also for bonus episodes with insights from around our network and straight from some of the many events organised by Asia Society Switzerland.

 

 

STATE OF ASIA podcast

Hosts: Serena Jung, Nico Luchsinger, Remko Tanis – Asia Society Switzerland

Editor/Producer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager – Asia Society Switzerland

All Episodes

  • Bilahari Kausikan
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    The 2023 State of Asia Address

    Listen to the 2023 State of Asia Address on key issues playing in Asia and how they impact the world, delivered by Singaporean diplomatic veteran Bilahari Kausikan.
  • Fuchsia Dunlop
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    State of Asia with Fuchsia Dunlop

    Top chef Fuchsia Dunlop, recognized master of Chinese cuisine, talks about the adventurous joy that surrounds food and eating in China; and about how actual Chinese food is often misunderstood in the West.
  • OxD India
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    Is India Becoming a Superpower?

    India's place in the world is rapidly gaining influence. The country has superpower ambitions, yet still has many obstacles on the road to get there. Hear key reasons for why India will or won't reach superpower status in the next decade.
  • C Raja Mohan
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    State of Asia with C. Raja Mohan

    C. Raja Mohan is a Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute in Delhi, India. He is fascinated and troubled by what he sees happening in Europe, and urges the continent to start realizing 'it's a jungle out there'.
  • Simona Grano - headshot
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    State of Asia with Simona Grano

    Simona Grano is associate professor at the University of Zurich and Senior Fellow at Asia Society's Center for China Analysis. She lays out the land of Taiwan's complicated political scene, ahead of the January 2024 presidential election.