Guest bio
- Founder and CEO of AlphaGeo, an AI-powered geospatial analytics platform, and founder of the advisory firm FutureMap.
- Bestselling author of Move, The Future Is Asian, Connectography and Technocracy in America, translated into over 20 languages.
- Served in 2007 as senior geopolitical adviser to US Special Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Parag Khanna is a strategy adviser, bestselling author and the founder and CEO of AlphaGeo, an AI-powered geospatial analytics platform, as well as founder and managing partner of the advisory firm FutureMap. Born in Kanpur and raised in India, the UAE, Germany and the US, he studied at Georgetown University and earned a PhD at the London School of Economics. He has been a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation and at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, served in 2007 as senior geopolitical adviser to US Special Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has advised the US National Intelligence Council, the World Economic Forum and Singapore's Committee on the Future Economy. His books, including Move, The Future Is Asian, Connectography and Technocracy in America, have been translated into more than 20 languages.
Show notes
In this XTRA edition of Money Majlis, host Suvo Sarkar sits down with Dr. Parag Khanna, best-selling author and celebrated geographer, futurist, and founder of AlphaGeo. Known for his provocative idea that “connectivity is destiny,” Dr. Khanna takes listeners on a journey across Asia and beyond to explore how networks of people, capital, and technology are reshaping the global economy.
Drawing on insights from his bestselling books The Future Is Asian, Connectography, and Move, Dr. Khanna explains why Asia is not just the future but increasingly the present anchor of the world economy. He highlights the three “new Asian values”-technocratic governance, mixed capitalism, and social conservatism-that underpin the region’s dynamism and resilience. With Asia accounting for 40% of global GDP and home to nearly five billion people, he argues that the greatest story of our time is the continent’s extraordinary integration and self-sufficiency.
The conversation dives deep into what connectivity really means for investors. Dr. Khanna illustrates how infrastructure-transportation, energy, and digital networks-forms the backbone of globalization and investment opportunity. He calls data centers, renewable energy, and private infrastructure capital among today’s most undervalued asset classes, offering long-term growth potential for farsighted investors.
Beyond economics, the discussion touches on profound global shifts including the erosion-but not disappearance-of national sovereignty, the competitive arms race in connectivity, and the rise of a truly multipolar world. Dr. Khanna also explains how megacities rather than states will drive innovation and resilience, why human migration is an unstoppable force for the 21st century, and how demographic imbalances and climate stress will redraw the world’s map of opportunity.
On a personal note, Dr. Khanna shares his entrepreneurial lessons from building AlphaGeo, his leadership takeaways from advising governments and companies in over forty countries, and his conviction that adaptability, travel, and authenticity will be vital skills for the next generation.
This sweeping yet deeply practical conversation offers a rare lens into how connectivity, geography, and strategy intersect to create investment opportunities and shape the human future. For anyone who wants to understand where the world is heading-and how to position themselves within it-this episode is required listening.
To explore the guest further, visit www.paragkhanna.com. And don’t forget to visit www.moneymajlis.com to redeem your free $50 GiveCard for a charity of your choice.
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