Charon Wardini bin Mokhzani

Asia Under New Management: Gambling on Regime Change

Haslinda Amin, Manu Bhaskaran, Curtis Chin, Charon Wardini bin Mokhzani, Atsi Sheth

A panel of experts analyzed the critical interplay between leadership quality, geopolitical assertiveness, and economic heterogeneity shaping investment prospects across Asia. They highlighted specific challenges for leaders like Indonesia's Joko Widodo and India's Narendra Modi while warning that regional instability driven by sectarianism and inequality poses significant risks to long-term growth. Despite these hurdles, the discussion identified Southeast Asia's high capital returns and a strategic pivot toward domestic infrastructure financing as key opportunities for investors adopting a long-term, localized approach.