Navigating the New Axis: China, India, and the Global South
The Global South is no longer just emerging—it is driving global growth, unlocking massive new business opportunities, and aggressively rewriting the rules of global trade.
Led by China’s infrastructure dominance along the modern Silk Road, non-Western markets are demonstrating an unprecedented appetite for economic expansion.
For senior executives and investors, navigating this new reality requires moving past outdated Western playbooks.
Join Asia Insight Circle at Carlyle & Co. for an exclusive morning briefing with Chandran Nair, Founder of the Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), author, and member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome.
As the creator of The Other Hundred—a globally acclaimed photojournalism initiative providing a counterpoint to mainstream Western "rich lists"—Chandran brings an unmatched, granular understanding of the billions of people shaping the world's actual majority economy.
In this sharp, 60-minute session, Chandran will bypass standard corporate platitudes to break down the reality of this changing economic axis.
What We Will Explore
The Global Silk Trail & China's Dominance: How China’s structural investments have secured its tent-pole position as the central engine of the Global South.
The Appetite for Growth: A direct look at the new business opportunities being unlocked by non-Western consumer classes shaping global demand.
The China-India Paradox: Navigating the complex, competing, yet cooperative dynamics of the two titans anchoring the new economic order.
The Realities of De-Westernization: Why traditional market-entry strategies routinely misread these markets, and how to build frameworks that actually work.
About the Speaker
Chandran Nair is the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), an independent pan-Asian think tank based in Hong Kong focused on advancing a deeper understanding of shifting global dynamics. He is an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome, a global body of prominent scientists, economists, and business leaders.
An acclaimed author, speaker, and strategist, Chandran is the creator of The Other 100, a non-profit photo-journalism initiative that provides a counterpoint to mainstream media definitions of success. His notable books include Dismantling Global White Privilege: Equity for a Post-Western World, The Sustainable State, and his latest release, Understanding China: Governance, Socio-Economics, Global Influence. He regularly provides macro-risk briefings to multinational boards and corporate executive committees globally.