Connecting East & West

Chapter 11 Conversation with Hari Seshasayee

In this episode, Luis Alberto Pino sits down with Hari Seshasayee, a leading expert on India–Latin America relations, to discuss his experience living and working across Latin America, the evolving trade and investment relationship between India and the region, and India’s growing role in the global economy.

Chapter 10 Conversation with Luis Diego Monsalve Hoyos

In this episode, Luis Alberto Pino sits down with Luis Diego Monsalve Hoyos, former Ambassador of Colombia to China, to discuss the current state and future of Colombia–China relations. In the context of Colombia’s ongoing presidential elections, they explore the strategic importance of China as a long-term partner, the opportunities it presents for Colombian businesses, and key insights from Monsalve’s recent book The Walled Dragon (El dragón amurallado), reflecting on diplomacy, culture, and doing business in China.

Chapter 9 Conversation with Aurelio Montes

In this episode, Luis Alberto Pino sits down with Aurelio Montes, co-founder of the prestigious Montes Winery, one of Chile’s most internationally renowned wine producers. Together, they explore Montes’ successful journey across Asian markets—including China, Japan, and South Korea—and discuss the opportunities, challenges, and long-term potential for Chilean wine in India as the industry’s next frontier.

Chapter 8 Conversation with Margaret Myers

Luis Alberto Pino speaks with Margaret Myers, a leading expert on China–Latin America dynamics. The conversation examines China’s evolving role in the region and the opportunities and challenges facing Latin America amid growing geopolitical competition.

Chapter 7 Conversation with Jorge Heine

In this episode, Luis Alberto Pino sits down with Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean ambassador to China, India, and South Africa, to explore his latest thinking on global diplomacy. Drawing on his recent books — The Non‑Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition, Latin American Foreign Policies in the New World Order: The Active Non‑Alignment Option, and Xi‑Na in the Century of the Dragon: What Everyone Should Know About China — the conversation examines the resurgence of Active Non‑Alignment, the rise of China, and how Latin America can navigate great‑power rivalry in an increasingly multipolar world.