This Business Line article, co-authored by BGA India Managing Director Anuj Gupta and Director Karishma Maniar Shah, argues that India’s data‑center ambitions can accelerate by learning from ASEAN — especially Malaysia. Anuj and Karishma contrast Malaysia’s coordinated power planning, fast approvals, sustainability standards and data governance with India’s fragmented execution and power bottlenecks, urging a predictable, nationally coordinated model to unlock AI‑ and cloud‑driven growth.
(January 22, 2026)
In a Hindi-language interview on CNBC Awaaz, BGA India Managing Director Anuj Gupta argued that India is not “rising” but returning to its historical economic position, with a roughly 25 percent global share representing restoration rather than ambition. He added that reform momentum is driven more by external pressure — pointing to Trump-era dynamics — than domestic opposition, and stressed that India’s future will be shaped more by the states than by New Delhi.
(January 22, 2026)
As Thailand heads toward the February 8 election, BGA Senior Adviser Thitinan Pongsudhirak writes that decades of coups, judicial interventions and weakened parties have shaped today’s three‑way contest, revealing a political system still struggling to escape old power constraints.
(January 16, 2026)
Bangladesh must rebuild people‑to‑people trust with India and carefully balance ties with major powers amid rising tensions, writes BGA Bangladesh Senior Adviser Amb. M. Humayun Kabir. Strategic maturity will be essential as the country enters a pivotal political moment.
(January 20, 2026)
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