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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.

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<p>Many observers expected India to act proactively in the Maldives crisis and restore democratic rule in the island state. However, India has taken a less active stance and decided not to intervene by force, a stance that is viewed by many as fear of Beijing (as China has clearly advised against any outside interference in the island politics). Maldives episode is again seen as the loss of India's influence in the Indian Ocean, an area once considered India's backyard. In fact in 1987 when the…</p>

Many observers expected India to act proactively in the Maldives crisis and restore democratic rule in the island state. However, India has taken a less active stance and decided not to intervene by force, a stance that is viewed by many as fear of Beijing (as China has clearly advised against any outside interference in the island politics). Maldives episode is again seen as the loss of India's influence in the Indian Ocean, an area once considered India's backyard. In fact in 1987 when the…

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