
Innes Lam
Associate Director, Asia Economics at HSBC; economist specializing in AI hardware, supply chains, and pan-Asia economic research
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Jul 20, 2026
Under the Banyan Tree - The surging demand for Asia's AI Hardware
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Fred NewmanHOST
How much, uh, really does this mean for Asia's growth cycle that you have such booming AI hard demand out of the US?

Innes LamGUEST
So the first thing that comes to mind is that in the first quarter of this year, Asia's exports of AI goods jumped 56% from a year ago, and that...

Innes LamGUEST
I think that's, that number just shows how big this whole AI trade has expanded, uh, in the past 12 months.

Innes LamGUEST
And the second thing is that within Asia, the trade of AI goods has also surged in the past couple of years.
13 MINS LATER

Fred NewmanHOST
We mentioned, uh, of course the Taiwanese economy, Japan, uh, even Vietnam, Thailand, but what about India?

Innes LamGUEST
So India does not produce AI hardware like other Asian economies, but I think it has massive potential in becoming one of the biggest AI consumer in the world, and it's because for now India uses AI mostly in its IT sector.
The surging demand for Asia's AI hardware
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1:29
1:41
1:49
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Fred NeumannHOST
How much, uh, really does this mean for Asia's growth cycle that you have such booming AI hard demand out of the US?

Innes LamGUEST
So the first thing that comes to mind is that in the first quarter of this year, Asia's exports of AI goods jumped 56% from a year ago, and that...

Innes LamGUEST
I think that's, that number just shows how big this whole AI trade has expanded, uh, in the past 12 months.

Innes LamGUEST
And the second thing is that within Asia, the trade of AI goods has also surged in the past couple of years.
13 MINS LATER

Fred NeumannHOST
What about India? We haven't really talked about India, because you mentioned Singapore and Malaysia, we mentioned, uh, of course the Taiwanese economy, Japan, uh, even Vietnam, Thailand, but what about India?