The Return of Asia in the 21st Century 

I am proud to say that I am "one in a million". I too downloaded AND READ Kishore's newest book - or rather compilation of jewels.

Amazing how brave you can be with someone else's sons, using someone else's money in a war in someone else's country.

*China and India should rise above their petty border issue and begin to cooperate to bring peace and prosperity in this region. Developement can only begin by achieving peace💝🌹*

liked the friendly honest and humble tone of the discussion. have downloaded a copy of the book. looking forward to reading it.

By population count, Asia forms almost 60% of world population. Add Africa, Russia and some Latin America countries, that % increases to almost 80% or more. In democracy, number counts and not military might. Cant expect these 80% to bow to 20%. Can you?

thank you for your channel - such very interesting guests and intelligent, open dialog

One of the first to speak out against foreign laboratories in Kazakhstan was Amirbek Togusov, former Kazakh Deputy Defense Minister who handed over to Russia materials about the US military’s experiments with deadly viruses in the summer of 2020. “We are like test monkeys here, and our territory is the Pentagon’s natural proving ground for testing new viruses… The laboratories are taken out of national control and work in secrecy,” General Amirbek Togusov said at the time. Shortly after that, General Togusov “died suddenly and unexpectedly.”

I hope the west, particularly the 245 years old America can try to understand the whole human history or world history. Obviously, a lot of Americans only learn American history, not the world history. If they learn world history, they wouldn't have been this arrogant. I read a book about the timeline of world inventions that every continent contributes greatly to inventions, not just a certain continent. I hope the west would read more about the world.

I have seen Prof Kishore giving very wise advises to the west for many years now. He’s got a bit older now.. Still like to see and listen to him. If I had the authority to issue Noble Prize, I would have given it to Prof Kishore the next day.. Hope these Norwegians figure out who he is and issue a Noble Prize for him

What a great and enlightening conversation between two great minds and for all of us to pay attention to.

Hopefully the gain balance of countries, including South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and not just one authoritarian country.

The day when American imperialism disintegrates, the world will breathe a sigh of relief..

40:53 I think partly it's the democracy tax. Another reason is China opened it's economy way before India, so first mover advantage. Even indian constitution maker and one of the great political thinker Dr BR Ambedkar predicted in 1950s the Chinese rise faster that India simply because of the efficiency of fast decision making in one party system of China.

Great respect for the honorable Kishore Mahbubani. Would love to see Dr. David Kang be invited for an 1 hour discussion on Korea and Asia.

Kishore is respectful thinker In globe

Translation: "Can u please begin this discussion about Asian dominance by reassuring our American egos that are already severely bruised by the mere suggestion of that development? We are great aren't we?" ... "Oh my pleasure! I understand that if we don't start this conversation right away within the framework of American greatness you might suffer some kind of medical emergency so please breathe deeply and relax as I spend these initial moments singing your favourite lullaby....Americaaa, Americaaa...how great you are....we can only hope to be half as great as you... Okay, feeling better? How's the hypertension? Maybe try caressing your groin area while I kiss your American butt? Nice underwear! The stars and stripes really suit your frame down here. Okay...can i now mention the plutocracy?"

With regards economic development, poverty reduction and the raising of living standards and so forth in India and China, the key difference between the two countries is that China is a one-party state which can plan and implement plans consistently long-term, whilst being a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, the democracy can turn into dysfunctional democracy where all parties are politicking against each other and getting less done for the economy and the interests of the Indian people. Whilst, Singapore also is a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, however it is more like China where the PAP has been solidly in power since even before Singapore's independence in 1965. And since Kishore Mahubani presumably is based in Singapore, just look north of the Causeway to see a fine example of a dysfunctional democracy, which has had three prime minister and three different governments in less than four years - I.E. plenty of democracy and freedom of speech for politicians to go at each other, trip each other up or stab each other in the back but nothing much gets done for the interests of the economy and citizens, and we have no "General Prayut" to save us. Well, Aristotle did not think much of mass democracy and moreover, western-style democracy is not inherent to Asian traditions and culture, where we went from being under feudalism when colonised, during which time we had no democracy, and were suddenly catapulted into a western-style democracy at independence, without an inherent democratic culture and traditions. This is why politics in much of Asia, is more or less a battle of feudal-style warlords behind a facade of western-style democratic institutions.. You just need to look across the Straits of Johor (Selat Tebrau) to see what I'm talking about. Your late Lee Kuan Yew probably realised the same thing about western-style parliamentary democracy within Asia too.

Wonderful and INFORMATIVE conversation for those of us with true LOGIC! THANK YOU!

Thanks for this vid!

I would love to see Africa Rise and have the 22nd century be the African Century 🙏❤️

New Economic Thinking: Perhaps you should invite Michael Hudson to the show to discuss this topic.

Excellent food for thought

Thank you for the extraordinary candy discussion of the world! I hope the MSM could have more such discussions than playing cheerleaders to a war that shouldn't have happened.

Thank you Kishore! 👏🏻

I really appreciate listening to Kishore Mahabani but I was a bit surprised by his suggestion that the US was now somehow doing well with COVID, just as the official death count hits a million and over 2 thousand a week are still dying. They invented vaccines fast but that is about it.

Good Job and Support !

👍👍👍👏👏👏bravo! Very welll said! Such a clear & wise thinking! Count me in to download your books

It’s a great inside from both of you GREAT men 👍🏻👏🙏

grandad from brittain 🤗🤔😎you are appreciated.

Tariffs will be paid by the consumers even an ordinary guy like me somehow knew about that. Why that Navaro guy advised Trump on tariffs. Same goes for that pseudo chinese guy who wrote book The Coming Collapse of China who was so happy about it.

Pls can someone let me know where to download? Or purchase a kindle version?

We Asians never try to stumble or made Westerner's lives in chaos or hard in 200 -300years of their times. We lived , worked and learned as usual. We cooperated and evolved. Why Westerners make our lives so hard nowadays especially USA ? The Rise and Rest of tides are norms of lives. So is the rise and rest of a country. Accept it and go on because life goes on. Nothing will stop for you. So is the time , the sun, moon and tides... Don't be childish . To be honest, it is very unfair to China. They done nothing wrong.

Well done

I guess that is critical 'adjustment assistance' as the benefits from the adjustment comes only after a generation. That is about 10-15 years later assuming the insane profits of those who benefit from the adjustment are not piled in tax havens but spent on those who suffer from the adjustment. If this not coordinated by the government then it does not make sense to accuse China Mexico etc. after 30 years. The current Gini of USA which is about 0.56 is a shame for a developed country which means the US government has not done its job in this context for the last 30 years.

Relationship is key! If you treat other nation sovereignty with respect you can expect cooperation! When you attack other nations and then expect them to help you!? Would you!!!!????

Kishore's China's disadvantages were viewed through the west's lens. The verdict is far from that envisioned by Kishore.

thank to china! asia is back on the game.

A very interesting talk. Kishore's characterisations of Biden as 'the nicest guy you'd ever meet' is not even close to an accurate description of the man I've seen in footage, etc. over the years. But that misguided (or disingenuous?) description isn't fatal to his analysis, because he also recognises that Biden's decision making power as President is effectively non-existent. Id be very interested to read his book as he makes some great points and seems to have an admirable handle on non Western political and economic dynamics and how that fits in with worldwide material realities.

The reason why Indian were able to hold high position in top US companies because they were not targeted by the American yet ....

As a German Biologist and Pythagorean - it is the Ranking of Values. When you are Eager and Curious to study, to analyze, to Tinker, to try and always keep going - a DaVinci And Stradivari Mind - Elon Musk ...then you reach the TOP of Your Abilities. When it is total permanent Consume and Avoiding imagined PAIN and rush for the next instant Reward - you get addicted to Mind Opiates in small Mind Prison locked up for Life and dying in Misery - blaming Others. At our German University Professors coldly stated: “The GOOD ones - always succeed” - in all conditions and circumstances. The Bad Ones always blame and scream HELP!!! I need more! Oswald Spengler - a Biologist - saw this already 100 years ago...

It’s not a matter of which economy is bigger, rather than the ability to print $ without any consequences!

Just when gas prices are way high, affordable China electric bikes are selling very well in USA. They are doing things right.

Most of the discussions Rich and Poor countries based on per capita income and few other parameters I am a ordinary person in my view we when we talk about Rich and Poor we should also take into account of the sovereign dept and debt based monetisation also should be taken into account

“That kind of openness”. Is the problem and certainly NOT to be admired or emulated. If that’s your best shot at something to admire about the US, there really isn’t much to admire.

Very interesting discussion, upon reflection, the old saying, wealth and power corrupts etc, and the global elites have become very wealthy, powerful and corrupt under their form of capitalism, in which politicians have become little better than puppets, so, it may take a strong authoritarian leader, who puts the best interest of all the people, cooperating with other governments around the world, in order to deal effectively with poverty, climate change and environmental issues, anyways, always good listing to alternative views and ideas, wars and economic tariffs, do not solve anything, thank you…!!

Kishore, the COVID-19 vaccine you received was developed in Germany (by BioNTech), not the US. Pfizer simply bought the rights to sell/market it, but they didn't develop it.

The word idiot comes to mind

Thumbs up

We are swirling around and around like Klingons......waiting around as we swirl ever faster

The emperor never abdicates unless he is forced to.

Asia will be the dominant continent in the 21 th century

India will always be full of potential, unfortunately it will only remain as such and not develop into real potential simply because of systemic issues like corruption and the caste system. Of course it has other issues too but these two will over shadow everything else.

It's not globalization that took the jobs away from the US. it's because we can't make products anymore or that people want. Detroit's problem was because they couldn't make cars for 30 to 40 years. The car industries in the early 90's almost went belly up if it wasn't for some bail outs. Speaking of the 90's that's when our electronics industry went belly up because we couldn't make quality products like the Japanese were doing. But our exceptionalism thinking we can't blame our own selves if we did then that destroy that narrative of exceptionalism. If anything, automation is the biggest culprit for the lost jobs, but our "CAPTAIN" of Industries didn't want to because of greed to figure out how to re-incorporate those workers that lost their jobs to automation. It is our complacency and laziness in our corporate elites that has take this country down beside this exceptionalism that brings the zero sum game. GREED is a bad thing...not a good thing...Wallstreet. Unfortunately, the Professor's thought on Ukraine is way off.

Correction 😀 The vaccine was developed by Turkish who migrated to Germany & were naturalized to be Germans It's not really developed by Pfizer Keep up the good work I'm an ardent follower of your philosophy and teaching 😀

there are some interesting points, but I am definitely not convinced that that biggest winners of Chinese investment in Aftrica, is Europe. China does not hide its global economic intentions and Europe is not very high on that agenda.

Asia has to fix fundamental issue of denial, dishonesty, discrimination, delusional transparency which are the basic building blocks for better society. The real advancements cannot be realized upon inequalities and discrimination nor the wrong or fake statistics. People need to enlighten first what values and mindsets need to be developed in order to built a great society.

Take care your family don’t involve other countries.you will be saved.

40:13 india vs China 59:39 American ideas

If the tariff not work why China applied the tariff on US product? I’m not agree that the tariff not work. The tariff can help rebuild American manufacturing, Manufacturing and Agriculture is the layer one of the economic.

The point of a tariff is specifically to hurt the consumers, thus making them buying the goods from the alternative. And Trump did try to create that alternative but unsuccessful.

34:35 Sounds like China has been doing a lot of good things for Africa, but how come I haven't heard any talks about this in the western world?

10 minutes of my life i never get back

Well said >>> 🤩🤩🤩Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Kishore Mahbubani, discusses his latest book, The Asian 21st Century, in which he relates US decline to the rise of plutocracy and Asia’s renewed rise - after having fallen behind in the last 200 years - to its growing sense of dynamism, optimism, and diversity. 💗💗💗

No one be number one forever,the world is changing all time never stand.that the nature law.

And now The Bears has put down its paws. Will this lead to a change or an endlösung for mankind?

Kishore sir is looking for a satwik sense of world, where countries are ideal but in real world it doesn't happen. Not in the human history has any country been satwik, even though majority I suppose aspire for that version.

Kishore should get someone who can feed him with accurate non English media news. He reading on the China covid19 is not correct. Zero Covid19 must have much less death, but economic cost is very high. That define what is a socialist country.

And who made you poor? Kishore. Yes, it is British colonialism. It only took 30 years for Singapore to develop from 3rd world to 1st after being governed by themselves. But Britain has colonised and ruled Singapore for 300 years and still you have no flush toilet. 😭

The West: omg it's the rise of Asia! We must get our acts together to stay in the race! Also the West: russo-ukrainian war 2022

Well meaning but very mistaken take on the US' covid reaction

For the last 7 years I have been traveling extensively 5 days a week in the midwest, Southwest, Southeast and Northeast of the United States and I see the Rural America is devastated. The towns and communities are financially depressed. You see the residential and commercial properties either for sale or closed with no business. United States of America needs to pay attention to its own citizens rather then policing and financing other countries in the world. United States is a great country and it can sustain its number one position in the world. I can personally share my experience traveling overseas as well that people from other countries have great respect for United States. By the way Mahbubani is not correct on the Trump. The majority of Rural and conservative Americans support Trump.

Professor please be totally honest with your comment about USA. Yes they have great universities music , n others , the people of the world admire , but the rests of their culture treating of our black bros n sis , it toxic politics coruptions are all bad examples to the world

*NO University or Nation too weak to withstand the democracy of Free Speech/Free Press Dissent is EVER 'Great'*

Why can't Africa also have a chance or at least the century should be for the world not only Asia.

China territory was a fraction of what it is today until a few centuries ago with Qing dynasty expansion, and the Indian subcontinent was scattered states in the period 0-1947. Also population censuses and income data before 1800 are pretty much arbitrary estimates. So saying that "biggest 2 economies from 0-1800 were China and India" can not be correct. The Islamic Khalifat was probably the biggest economy in the 9th and 10th century, and the Mongolian empire (which included parts in China) was the largest in the 14th century.

After 500 years hiatus of Eurocentrism, the World is wakenining up to the reality of the great importance of Asia not only as an economic super power but with millennial cultures and civilizations well advanced when those of America and Europe were well behind...

Kishore is sinking in obscurity

Life doesn’t work that way!

Both China and India are the rising powers of the future.They are sitting back and both benefiting from the unrest of the west.China and India both have some thing.thats important to Russia They both see Russia as.a.great friend.They will always be there for Russia.We are not thinking wisely.This fight is only round 2.

Imagine China n India coopering with each other the future superpower were be India or China I don't how politicians playing their games

I have not seen the whole video but can someone tell me if ASIA is CHINA.........Also is India covered in this and where?..........Does he ,KM, consider India to be part of Asia????

The bad behaviour of the United States of America as the primary world power for the past 77 years has set a very very bad precedent for all future world power. Whoever that will inherit that position will, most unwisely, use the US of A deeds on how to deal with the rest of the world. We can only hope that it will not be so, but rather that the way the US of A behave is exactly how a world power should not and must never act or emulate.

Yes, he's talking about ANOTHER era! #EvilEmpire!

How about let’s call Indian migrants Indian expats?

let's make Asia again. China has been peaceful country in Asia for thousands years.

China has been a Civilisation and a Nation State. No india prior to east endia co GDP of the Sub Continent more accurate. hindutva and the Caste system in endia is a powder keg

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Didn’t Trump go to Wharton?…

Get them vaccinated in the mind...👏👏👏

wait hes using chinece goverment sources? 12:21 does he not know better?

endia is not poor they are super rich and super power

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The Unitrd states should start by calling itself Anglo america, the same as you call us latin america as if we were a second best part of the continent, SHAME ON ANGLOS.

American Nobel Prize winners were from the past. Not now.

I cant accept the Dog Meat Festival in China, its so barbaric and a signal event like a canary in the cage kind of thing. Such brutality doesn't feel ok for a harmonic life vs anything deemed worthless. WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THAT HERE

First of all the 4 wanna culture and belief need to be dissolved before she can make her move forward smoothly.

Yep, no kidding. China has emerged and now all their people want western living standards. India and ASEAN are on deck and their people will also want to consume a lot more of the world's resources. Later on this century, when the Africans and South Americans also develop, they will demand the same level of resource consumption as westerners as well. If everyone consumed like westerners, then even four earths worth of resources would not be enough to fulfill all demand. Basically, at our current level of technology material equality on earth is unsustainable and impossible to achieve without causing mass extinction. But good luck trying to convince emerging nations to take one for the team and accept a permanent lower standard of living. There are only three ways forward: 1) nations will go to war to secure resources and political/social stability for their own people (the tried and true old way), or 2) a global government will have to take over that imposes austerity on everyone (impose population controls, and no one can be wealthy), 3) human technology develops to a point where we CAN create enough energy / food / building materials to give everyone a high standard of living (a pipedream at the moment). In summary, peace is not an option for our world unless a lot of people die off. My bet is we'll just fight each other until enough people die that we reach an equilibrium.

This guy is brilliant elsewhere but he fails when he says “India is the world’s best bet for moral leadership.” Under this current Modi government, that’s an absolute joke.

I wonder what mr Mahbubani thinks about the break away Chinese state of Singapore rejoining the mother land.

I only write about American memories. Much of it is False.