Vijay Eswaran: Asean must come together as one The second day of the World Economic Forum Asean 2016 in Kuala Lumpur had lots of excitement particularly on the topic of ‘Unity in Diversity, Powering ASEAN’s Future,’ The topic certainly posed this question – Do we need a unified ASEAN identify and where would such a…
The TPPA is simply inevitable. Us “choosing” to join is really a no – brainer, and insofar as the pros and cons go, the pros completely outweigh the cons. In fact, I believe we should have been negotiating a treaty of this sort two decades ago. However this treaty does raise the important question of…
Building Mindful Organisations – World Economic Forum 2016, Davos Spirituality in business: A couple of years ago I had to address the European Union in a very interesting session about spirituality in business, I found it a very challenging topic to begin with until I came to realization that there were no conflicts between business and…
What is soft power? We are familiar with how military might often gets others to change their position, but sometimes desired outcomes can be achieved without tangible threats or pay-offs. This indirect way of getting what you want, of co-opting people rather than coercing them, is known as soft power. I spoke about the importance…