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Myanmar's military may hinder ethnic peace process

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MYANMAR

Outlook for an ethnic peace deal.

Malaysia’s Anwar will step up diplomatic outreach

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MALAYSIA

During his trip, he also held a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Anwar has sought to reinvigorate Malaysia’s foreign policy since assuming office in November 2022…

Indian opposition parties will find it tough to unite

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INDIA

The dialogue centred on how to work more cooperatively to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government ahead of the next general election, due in 2024. The National…

Prospects for India in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

Meanwhile, the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) both expect 6.5% GDP growth in the fiscal year ending March 2024, which would put the country among the top economic…

Malaysia’s Mahathir will not hand over power in 2020

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MALAYSIA

Mahathir, who leads the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM), in 2018 promised to pass the premiership to Anwar, president of the People’s Justice Party (PKR), within two…

Jokowi’s rival will give him a tough fight next year

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INDONESIA

Prabowo Subianto's understated popularity.

'New normal' US diplomacy favours Naypyidaw

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MYANMAR/THAILAND/US

Bangkok and Washington are long-standing close partners, but the coup that installed the junta saw Washington recoil. Simultaneously, Myanmar, the recipient of much US…

India will position itself carefully in G20 role

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INDIA

The theme it has chosen for the group for 2023 is ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family, One Future’ (the Sanskrit phrase means ‘the world is one family’). The one-world…

Tournament fiasco could impact Indonesia elections

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INDONESIA

This was following domestic pushback against participation by Israel. Ganjar Pranowo, governor of Central Java province and long a favourite with voters to succeed Joko ‘Jokowi’…

Nepali politics will get stormier in lead-up to polls

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NEPAL

Today, Deuba’s Nepali Congress (NC) party and its governing partners said they will contest the polls as an alliance. The opposition challenge will be led by the Communist Party…