A major 21st-century shift is underway. Asia’s unprecedented economic growth, technological advancement, and demographic dividends are steadily repositioning the continent as a dominant global center of gravity.

This anticipated era is widely referred to as the "Asian Century". Global demographic shifts have firmly established two Asian giants at the top of the population rankings. India: ~1.47 billion people; China: ~1.41 billion people.

The Jewish world knows and anticipates the history of civilizations. It also happens that the great foundations of the current Jewish world are in Israel (in Asia) and within Chabad, which was founded in Asia, in the city of Lubavitch.

Chabad Lubavitch has established emissary couples operating across key locations in India. They are dedicated to supporting the local Jewish population and assisting the tens of thousands of Israeli and Jewish tourists who travel through the country each year.

The active Chabad emissaries and centers in India are:

Mumbai: Rabbi Yisroel and Chaya Kozlovsky, along with Rabbi Chaim Uri and Chaya Mushka Bloy, direct the Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai (located at the historic Nariman House). Historically, the Mumbai Chabad House was founded in 2002 by Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, who were tragically killed in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Today, their life's mission continues through the current directors at Nariman House.

Bengaluru: Rabbi Levi and Zlatie Citron.

Dharamsala: Rabbi Shneur and Hodi Kupchik

Goa: Rabbi Avraham and Dini Korf

Chabad-Lubavitch has also a robust presence in China, including multiple emissary families in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and and Taiwan.

Chabad Lubavitch does have emissaries in Taiwan. Rabbi Shlomi and Racheli Tabib have served as the Chabad emissaries to Taiwan since 2011. They operate Chabad Taiwan from the Jeffrey D. Schwartz Jewish Community Center in Taipei.

Chabad of Hong Kong was the first Chabad outpost established in the Far East (in 1986). The regional activities are directed by head emissaries Rabbi Mordechai and Goldie Avtzon. Other emissaries in the region include: Rabbi Mendy and Mushka Rabinowitz, Rabbi Chaim and Menuchy Birnhack (who focus on the younger demographic, young professionals, and children).

Shanghai Chabad has operated in the city since 1998, with Rabbi Shalom and Dinie Greenberg leading the Shanghai Jewish Center in the Hongqiao district. Additionally, another emissary couple, Rabbi Avraham and Nechamie Greenberg, operates the Chabad Jewish Center of Pudong to specifically serve the eastern financial district.

Their presence is possible in a communist country due to three main factors. They do not engage in proselytization (converting local Chinese citizens), which aligns with Chinese laws regulating religion.
Chabad emissaries in China serve only the foreign Jewish community (local residents, diplomats, corporate expats, business travelers, and tourists). The centers operate with a high degree of transparency. They register legally as foreign expatriate community centers, providing social, educational, and strictly religious services to foreign nationals.

In addition, Chabad-Lubavitch has an extensive network of hundreds of emissary (shluchim) families serving Jewish communities across Russia, Ukraine, and the wider former Soviet region. Due to the sheer size of the network, the leadership is decentralized, with key Chief Rabbis and lead emissaries in major cities.

Russia - Rabbi Berel Lazar: The Chief Rabbi of Russia, chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR), and the movement's most prominent figure in the country.

Ukraine - Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman: One of the Chief Rabbis of Ukraine, who also leads the Brodsky Synagogue in Kyiv and established the Anatevka refugee village. Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz: The lead Chabad emissary in Kharkiv since 1990, guiding the Jewish community there. Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki: Head Chabad emissary in the major city of Dnipro, where he oversees the massive Menorah Center. Rabbi Jonathan Markovitch: The Chief Rabbi of Kyiv, serving the city alongside his wife, Elka.

Belarus: Rabbi Mordechai Vishedski acts as a lead emissary in the capital city of Minsk.

Kazakhstan: Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen serves as the Chief Rabbi of Kazakhstan.

Azerbaijan: Rabbi Shneur Segal serves as the movement's emissary and Chief Rabbi in Baku.

Chabad-Lubavitch is immensely important to the Jewish diaspora. Operating thousands of centers globally, they provide crucial religious, educational, and social support. Often serving as a primary link to heritage for secular or unaffiliated Jews, their emissaries maintain Jewish presence and community bonds in even the most remote locations.