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The 'Asian Peace Talks' is a podcast series brought to you by the Asian Peace Programme (APP), a programme dedicated to putting forth ideas for peace and conflict amelioration in Asia. Hosted by eminent Singaporean intellectual, Kishore Mahbubani, the 'Asian Peace Talks' features interviews with prominent academics, policy practitioners and newsmakers. We will be discussing various regions and causes of conflict across Asia and try to come up with small steps to promote peace and reduce conflict.The APP is housed in the Asia Research Institute (ARI), the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore.

with Kishore Mahbubani


    • Apr 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Kishore Mahbubani, Trita Parsi, Sarang Shidore: Building a Better International Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 52:53


    Amid a shifting balance of power and mounting transnational challenges, the international order is evidently in transition. But with the great powers at loggerheads, will the Global South succeed in building a new international order that reflects their interests? And can the “hedging” strategies of Global South states succeed in bridging the divides – both amongst themselves and with others – that currently obstruct the international community's ability to address global challenges? On the heels of the publication of the Better Order Project's signature report, join the Asian Peace Programme (APP) and the Quincy Institute for a discussion of this strategic issue – and its potential implications for policy areas ranging from UN Security Council reform to the Middle East, to climate security.

    Episode 8: The China-India Economic Relationship: Prospects for Cooperation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 41:46


    In this episode, Kishore Mahbubani speaks with Girija Pande, Chairman of Apex Avalon Consulting Singapore and former President of Tata Consultancy Services Asia-Pacific. The topic for this episode is the economic relationship between China, currently the world's second largest economy, and India, currently the world's fifth largest economy. What are the contours of this economic relationship? And how, in spite of the many geopolitical challenges, can this relationship be further strengthened? These are the broad questions that will be discussed on the podcast today.

    What can India do to ensure a more equitable G20?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 32:03


    In this special episode for the Asian Peace Talks, seasoned journalist and veteran interviewer, Jyoti Malhotra, based in New Delhi, India, speaks with Sanjaya Baru, a Distinguished Fellow at the United Service Institution of India, on his essay for APP, "India can still be a bridge to the Global South". This conversation covers the role of India in ensuring a more equitable G20, even as the immediate needs of the Global South continues to diverge from the Global North. For Dr Baru's APP essay, see: https://ari.nus.edu.sg/app-essay-sanjaya-baru/

    Episode 7: US-China and US-Asia Relations under the Biden Administration

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 50:08


    In this episode, Kishore Mahbubani speaks with Sarang Shidore of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Washington DC, on the trajectory of US-China relations under the Biden Administration, from the perspective of Asia and ASEAN. This discussion covers the changing trajectory of the bilateral relations, how the Biden Administration has been different (if at all) from the Trump administration on China, the impact of the Ukraine conflict, as well as of Nancy Pelosi's ongoing visit to Taiwan, and how all of this affects ASEAN.

    Episode 6: India's relations with Pakistan and China in a multipolar world

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 56:03


    Kishore Mahbubani speaks to Professor Kanti Bajpai on India's relations with Pakistan and China, and how they can be improved, despite the seemingly intractable nature of their conflicts. The episode also touches on India's relations with the other great powers, Russia, the United States, its role in an increasingly multipolar world, and its stance in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

    Episode 5: How ASEAN can create peace in Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 40:10


    In this episode, Kishore Mahbubani interviews Marty Natalegawa, former foreign minister of Indonesia, and one of ASEAN's most well-known diplomats and scholars, on the importance of ASEAN centrality to Southeast Asia, and how ASEAN can play a constructive role in the time of growing US-China competition in the region.

    Safer Together: Why South and Southeast Asia Must Cooperate to Prevent a New Cold War in Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 33:24


    In this special episode for the Asian Peace Talks, seasoned journalist and veteran interviewer, Jyoti Malhotra, based in New Delhi, India, speaks with Sarang Shidore (of the Quincy Institute and Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs), on his essay for APP, "Safer Together: Why South and Southeast Asia Must Cooperate to Prevent a New Cold War in Asia". This conversation covers the growing US-China conflict, its impact on Asia, and what South and Southeast Asia can do about it. Please see link for Sarang's essay: https://ari.nus.edu.sg/app-essay-sarang-shidore/. 

    Episode 4: Perceptions of China within the US body politic: Facts and Misconceptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 47:51


    A major factor that prevents the US from pursuing greater cooperation with China are the deep and entrenched impressions held by the US body politic, its scholars and policymakers, on China, the Chinese government and its people.  Kishore Mahbubani's interview with George Yeo, Singapore's former foreign minister and a keen student of US-China politics, unpacks these speculations and brings out the divergence between these speculations and the realities on the ground. 

    Episode 3: Southeast Asia's quest for a common identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 48:00


    Southeast Asia is perhaps among the world's most diverse regions. Nearly every major world religion is represented here. Even within countries, the ethnic and linguistic diversity is staggering. Does Southeast Asia have a common identity underlaying all of this diversity? What does a 'Southeast Asian' identity entail? For our 3rd episode of Asian Peace Talks, we have with us the famous public historian and academic, Professor Farish Noor. Please join Professor Noor's conversation with Kishore Mahbubani as they unpack the 'Southeast Asian' identity. 

    Episode 2: China-Southeast Asia relations: A history of cooperation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 48:56


    China and Southeast Asia have been interacting with each other for nearly 2,000 years now. Theirs is a relationship characterised by extensive maritime trade, transmission of religious ideas, mutual respect, and occasional conflict. To understand what future might hold, and to place the present state of affairs in a larger context, it is imperative that we understand our past and how it has segued into our present. To help us do so, we have with us the pre-eminent historian of China and Southeast Asia, Professor Wang Gungwu. Please join Professor Gungwu's conversation with Kishore Mahbubani, as they deftly condense 2,000 years of China-Southeast Asia relations and analyse how this impacts the present. 

    Episode 1: How the Biden Administration can take a fresh approach to Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 41:31


    Our first guest is Ambassador Tommy Koh, eminent Singaporean Diplomat, academic and intellectual. Professor Kishore Mahbubani and Ambassador Tommy Koh speak on a range of issues, particularly related to the United States' (US) relations with China, Japan and Southeast Asia, and what the Biden Administration can do to recalibrate them. 

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