From Necessity to Legacy: How Vijay Eswaran’s Unconventional Path Shaped a Global Empire

Entrepreneurship, when driven by a mission to enhance the human condition, ceases to be a singular endeavor and instead becomes a shared venture. For Vijay Eswaran, who’s been named by Forbes as one of Malaysia’s richest men, entrepreneurship was never about personal profit. Eswaran’s journey to entrepreneurship, as he describes, was born from necessity rather than a…

Vijay Eswaran: Positioning Malaysia as a Strategic Gateway to ASEAN: Proposal, Challenges and Opportunities

International Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz’s proposal to position Malaysia as a strategic gateway for investment into ASEAN has received criticism from some quarters, which, in my opinion, is misguided.  Senior fellow at the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research Geoffrey Williams dismissed the proposal as “no longer relevant” and lacking “real vision for…