The Korean carmaker’s plan to build electric vehicles here shows a grasp of not just tech but also market and even geopolitical trends. Threading the various needles, all of them sharp, this complex situation calls for enormous dexterity on multiple fronts, domestic and external.  A recent S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies paper by Executive Coordinator Dr Shashi Jayakumar and Research Fellow Manoj Harjani discussed the emerging techno-nationalism accompanying the deepening rivalry between the US and China, one marked by initiatives such as the US’ Clean Network initiative and China’s Unreliable Entities list.