India’s population surge and China’s decline mark more than a demographic shift — they signal a long-term redistribution of economic gravity, labor power, and geopolitical leverage across Asia and the global system.
Strategy
Strategic thinking guides how states and institutions navigate long-term geopolitical change in Asia.
Huawei’s 2025 results reveal not a comeback but a transformation: from global tech vendor to architect of a sovereign digital ecosystem. Under pressure from sanctions, it has built parallel systems in chips, AI, and mobility—reshaping the geopolitical technology order.
A new global competition is emerging — not for capital, but for talent. As India, China and Singapore build distinct systems to deploy human capital, the future of economic power will be defined by which model proves most resilient.
ASML’s shift toward Asia reveals a deeper transformation: innovation may remain rooted in Europe, but scale now follows demand. As Brainport faces its next phase, the question is no longer where technology is built, but where it truly grows.
Quantum computing is becoming more than a technological breakthrough. Across Asia and beyond, it is evolving into a strategic contest over infrastructure, standards, cybersecurity and control—reshaping how power is organized in an increasingly interconnected digital world.
ASML and Tata Electronics have signed an agreement supporting India’s semiconductor ambitions. As India aims to build at least ten advanced chip facilities, the country is shifting from a software-focused technology economy toward strategic industrial manufacturing capacity.
