Navigating the Chinese S Asia Footprint & Chequebook Diplomacy: Maldives, SAARC & The Indian Ocean

Asia focused research insights & advisory, Asia Advisors

Vinay Patel

Asia focused research insights & advisory

Asia Advisors

Asia Advisors is an independent financial advisory and research firm working closely with corporates and institutions to provide consulting solutions & research insights. We provide advisory services including capital solutions, business strategy and investment insights.
Firm is headed by Vinay Patel who has close to two decades of experience in research and business development at large, international investment banks such as HSBC and ICICI Securities. Led research efforts in areas of Macroeconomics, Asset Allocation & Investment Strategy for close to a decade in global & domestic research teams. As a business head in Singapore, advised top global investment management firms & Portfolio managers in Asia for India related investments.
Vinay was recently joined by Swapnil Manish, an investment banker and ex-ecommerce entrepreneur with more than 12 years of experience. Swapnil was the TMT banker at BNP Paribas and was part of several large M&A and ECM transactions (Bharti-Zain, Bharti Infratel IPO, Schneider-Zicom among several others). He's also had a stint as an ecommerce entrepreneur having launched & led Mumbai's first online grocery player.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

China & india / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

A surprise victory for the opposition party candidate Ibrahim Solih opens up space for India and the US to regain some influence in the island nation of 0.4m people. This is the fifth nation in the region to have thrown out incumbents after Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal and previously Sri LankaAfter a tumultuous year which saw 45 days of emergency in February, jailing of Supreme Court Justices and a crackdown against the opposition, people turned out in massive numbers to oust President YameenEx-President and MDP party leader, Mohammad Nasheed who is in exile has stated to renegotiate all the terms of Chinese investments which risk putting the country into a debt trap  Don't expect the new government to come rushing towards the Indian camp (comprising India, the US &amp; select European nations) but a more rational rebalancing in national interests is likely as has been done by countries like Sri Lanka and Nepal

A surprise victory for the opposition party candidate Ibrahim Solih opens up space for India and the US to regain some influence in the island nation of 0.4m people. This is the fifth nation in the region to have thrown out incumbents after Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal and previously Sri LankaAfter a tumultuous year which saw 45 days of emergency in February, jailing of Supreme Court Justices and a crackdown against the opposition, people turned out in massive numbers to oust President YameenEx-President and MDP party leader, Mohammad Nasheed who is in exile has stated to renegotiate all the terms of Chinese investments which risk putting the country into a debt trap  Don't expect the new government to come rushing towards the Indian camp (comprising India, the US &amp; select European nations) but a more rational rebalancing in national interests is likely as has been done by countries like Sri Lanka and Nepal

Maldives Election Surprise: India & The US Get a Foot the In the Door As Opposition Party MDP Wins