Japan

10 statements across 8 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Aug 11, 2023 by T. V. Mohandas Pai · said 148 times in 62 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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brought up most by Siddhartha Ahluwalia (25), Prof. Arun Kumar (11), Sharad Sharma (6), Sanjeev Sanyal (6), Bhaktha Keshavachar (6), Vishwanath Srikantaiah (5), Rajiv Sikri (5), Hetal Sonpal (5)

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Aug 11, 2023 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Pai: India will overtake Germany and Japan's economies in 2-3 years
“We'll be the third largest economy, because today we are at 3.4 trillion, by March 24, we'll be 3.7 trillion, Germany is 4.3, and Japan is 4.4, so we'll not take it. In the next two, three years, we'll not take it. They're not growing.”
T. V. Mohandas Pai Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 17:11 Infosys Ex-CFO: Nehru Vs PM Modi, India’s Future, Corruption I Mohandas Pai on Neon Show
Aug 11, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Pai: India had Asia's richest economy and top dynasties in 1950
“In the 1950, we had the richest economy in Asia because China was destroyed, Southeast Asia was destroyed, Japan was destroyed. Of the five richest families in Asia, three were Indian.”
T. V. Mohandas Pai Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 14:00 Infosys Ex-CFO: Nehru Vs PM Modi, India’s Future, Corruption I Mohandas Pai on Neon Show
Dec 22, 2023 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Jun 2027
India Will Become the World's Third-Largest Economy Within 3.5 Years
“In three to three and a half years time, we will go past Japan. Then we will be However you measure it, the world's third largest economy.”
Sanjeev Sanyal Dec 22, 2023 ▶ 44:47 PM Modi’s Economic Advisor On Kolkata’s Decline, Amrit Kaal & $10 Trillion Economy I Sanjeev Sanyal
Sep 7, 2024 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Ahluwalia: East and South Asian Economies Matched India in 1947
“When India got such independence, all the South Asian countries China, you know even Singapore and others, Thailand, Indonesia, they were at Korea, Japan, they were all at the same level.”
Siddhartha Ahluwalia Sep 7, 2024 ▶ 3:01 Why Is No One Talking About India's Unorganised Sector? Economist Arun Kumar Explains | Neon Show
Nov 1, 2024
Assertion Supported
Sanyal: China, Japan, and Korea build 90% of ships; India builds 1%
“One percent or so of the world ships are built by us. Almost half are built by China. And if you include Japan and Korea, something like 90% or something like that of ships are built by just those three countries.”
Sanjeev Sanyal Nov 1, 2024 ▶ 54:33 SANJEEV SANYAL On India's East Vs West Divide, Kolkata's Decline, Goa, C-PACE And UPSC | Neon Show
Nov 29, 2024
Opinion
Enduring anti-Korean discrimination in Japan shaped Masayoshi Son's character
“One of the keys to understanding him, I think is he's not really Japanese. He's Korean. And For those among among your audience in India may not be familiar with this. It's being Korean in Japan is the equivalent of what hopefully I'd like to think things are …”
Alok Sama Nov 29, 2024 ▶ 13:46 Former SOFTBANK CFO: My Honest Experience Working With Masayoshi Son | Alok Sama | The Neon Show
Mar 15, 2025 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Sharma: DEPA Closed Pilots Are Running in India, Japan, and France
“And this is now in the zero to one stage where there are closed pilots taking place and not just in India, but now in, in, in Japan and France as well.”
Sharad Sharma Mar 15, 2025 ▶ 1:26:28 $200B in UPI,1.3B Aadhaar Users, 943M on ID Platform: Why More Indians Must Know about DPI
Jun 20, 2025 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Manickam: Global tech innovation will fragment across India, China, Europe, and Japan
“Innovation is going to become not just concentrated in one country anymore. It is going to be India. It's going to be China. It's going to be Europe. It's going to be Japan, right? So there's going to be a lot more fragmented innovation that's going to happen.”
Raja Manickam Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 37:07 WHAT Will Decide The Next Superpower? | Raja Manickam | iVP Semiconductor
Jun 20, 2025 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Manickam: Taiwan Was Historically the Largest or Second-Largest Investor in China
“In fact, I think Taiwan was the biggest investor in in China for a long time. I think next only to Japan.”
Raja Manickam Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 20:23 WHAT Will Decide The Next Superpower? | Raja Manickam | iVP Semiconductor
Jun 3, 2026 positive
Opinion
Keshavachar: Japan is better prepared for rare earth bans than other nations
“Japan was the first country that affect, that was affected by this ban, and I believe that they are in a far better position now, because they've diversified, they figured out what to do. They're in a slightly better position than all the other countries now. …”
Bhaktha Keshavachar Jun 3, 2026 ▶ 10:16 India's Answer To China's Control On Global Supply Chain | Bhaktha, Chara Tech
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