Southeast Asia
Tourism is Australia’s opportunity with India
For a prospective Indian tourist researching Australia, there is much interesting and surprising information online. It is the “world's smallest continent and largest island.”...
Spreading the Indonesian Identity through “Kopi Gayo” Diplomacy : Challenges and Opportunities
Authors : Nani Septianie & Ramadhan Dwi Saputra*
Indonesia is a country that has richness in agricultural products, where the large Indonesian agricultural production is...
How much is religious soft power worth? Jokowi searches for answers in Abu Dhabi
An Indonesian promise to work with the United Arab Emirates to promote ‘moderate’ Islam raises questions of what constitutes moderation and how it can...
Vietnamese Prime Minister’s visit to UK and France
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the COP 26 summit under the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of The Parties (COP26) and clubbed it with the...
AUKUS vs ASEAN – «a return to bloc policy»
The current efforts by the United States, Australia and Britain to establish AUKUS partnership were on the agenda of the talks between Russian Deputy...
India – Australia relations: A relationship of mutual interest and prosperity
The vast Indo-Pacific region is greatly contested today. The powerful Chinese state is agitating in it in unprecedented ways. The other major powers in...
The 38th ASEAN Summit Meeting: Agenda and Outcomes
The 38th ASEAN summit meeting is held from October 26-28th and the list of areas to concentrate for the ASEAN would be far too many which includes focusing on the infrastructure...
Transforming Social Protection Delivery in the Philippines through PhilSys
Social protection helps the poor and vulnerable in a country, especially in times of crises and shocks that may threaten the well-being of families....
Bringing “the people” back in: Forest Resources Conservation with Dr. Apichart Pattaratuma
With a lifetime dedicated to forest conservation, Dr. Apichart Pattaratuma reflected back on his career and what forest management means to Thailand. In the...
Possibilities for a Multilateral Initiative between ASEAN-Bangladesh-India-Japan in the Indo-Pacific
In the Indo-Pacific context, there are multiple partners all aiming for economic fulfillment along with maritime security and safety. Countries ranging from the Indian...