From Europe, with a true fascination for Southeast Asia and India
The Podcast
Mirko Giordani interviews top policymakers, journalists, academics, businessmen and analysts from SEA and India with one goal: get a deeper understanding of the nations that will shape the future of global economics and politics.
Will the Talibans destabilize (again) India? – With Akshobh Giridharadas
Mirko Giordani interviewed Akshobh Giridharadas on the threats on India posed by the Talibans.
Will the Talibans destabilize (again) India? – With Akshobh Giridharadas
Having a portfolio of investments in SEA? Absolutely yes! – With Paul Podolsky
Paul Podolsky, a former Senior Portfolio Strategist at Bridgewater Associates, has helped us to understand why it is better off to have a financial foot into Southeast Asia.
Having a portfolio of investments in SEA? Absolutely yes! – With Paul Podolsky
Why India didn’t join the RCEP? – With Akshobh Giridharadas
American politics is dominating the news today, but the future will be more and more Asian. Here we anticipate times, and it seems to us quite legit to understand why the Indian colossus hasn't joined the most significant free trade agreement in the world,...
Why India didn’t join the RCEP? – With Akshobh Giridharadas
The Shows
Deep in Singapore

A city passed from being a fishermen's village to one of the most important trade and tech hub in the world.
Deep in Malaysia

Malaysia is a melting pot of Malay, Chinese, European and Indian culture. From the iconic Petronas Twin Towers to the Borneo forest, Malaysia is a country of diversity and is thriving on it.
Deep in Indonesia

From Suharto's dictatorship to the current democracy, Indonesia is the biggest Muslim country in the world and a successful democratic experiment.
Deep in the ASEAN

Kishore Mahbubani once said that ASEAN is the second most successful regional cooperation in the world after the EU. The European Union is undergoing a deep crisis: what will be the future of ASEAN in this changing and challenging political landscape?
Deep in India

India is the second-most populous country in the world after China and the biggest democracy. Analysts and businessmen are betting on an Asian future led by democratic India. Will they be right?
Deep in Vietnam

From the scars of the Vietnam War to a booming and thriving economy. Vietnam is in great shape and the west is getting more and more excited about this unique country.
Deep in The Philippines

The drug lords have devasted vast swats of the country. Rodrigo Duterte, with good or bad manners, has decided to eradicate that problem and allow the Philippines economy to unleash all its potential.
Deep in Myanmar

The recent history of Myanmar is linked with its most famous leader: Aung San Suu Kyi. A Nobel prize for peace winner, recently she has been accused of violating the human rights of the Rohingya, isolating the country in the international consensus. How this story will end?
Deep in Thailand

Thailand is the land of Buddhism, and Thai people care a lot about it. What will happen with the Muslim-Malay insurgency in the Deep South?