BGA Senior Adviser Amb. Scot Marciel wrote an update to clients on Myanmar's elections. Context Myanmar’s deeply flawed election produced the expected results: an overwhelming victory by the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) that promises little more than cosmetic change and scant prospects for peace or significant improvement in the economy. Even calling the polls “elections” is a stretch, given the junta’s continued imprisonment of pro-democracy leaders, its prohibition … Continue Reading
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)
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