Inequality within ASEAN
Multi-lateral forums and organizations tend to take a lot of nations together which may not in the same socio-politico-economic conditions. Since the beginning of the century, ASEAN nations have seen a lot of economic...
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Why ASEAN has not yet integrated with South Asia?
If there was a list of most pertinent as well as most persistent questions in the study of South Asian Region as part of International Relations, this is certainly one of them. The history...
The Dynamics of Economic Inequality within ASEAN Group: Amongst highest in the World
ASEAN countries have witnessed thriving economic growth and development in the last 2 decades. There have been many technological advancements and strategical approaches followed up. Gross domestic product (GDP) has reached US$2.4T and is...
A New Wave of Regionalism
The end of world war II gave birth to the worldwide trend of regionalism. Since then, regionalism has gradually evolved through two distinct periods, the Cold War period, and the post-Cold War period. During...
Belt and Road Initiative: Challenging South and Southeast Asia
The euphoria about the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Indonesia and elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia (SEA) has been felt since 2017, particularly following the country’s participation in the BRI Summit in...
India’s Dilemma over RCEP
Plans to finalise an Asia-wide trade deal at Asian Business & Economic Summit in Bangkok this weekend were uncertain after new demands raised by New Delhi in the negotiations to create the world’s largest...
India’s multi-alignment: How long before taking sides?
PM Modi ever since his inception in 2014 has laid a strong emphasis on his foreign policy, from “Neighborhood First” to “Act East” to enhancing engagement with the US, Russia, China, the European Union...
Role and Significance of India as an Asian Power
The current era of post-cold war international order saw various characterisations: unipolar, multipolar and now non-polar. The call for new world order proclamation about the end of history and warning about the imminent clash...
Malaysia – Yet another crisis looming?
Love him or hate him, Mahathir Mohamed during his first stint as prime minister was able to instil a great sense of national pride and unity. Mahathir went on a massive infrastructure drive. Most...
US-China Trade War: Can it be an Opportunity for India?
The US and China are into the most fierce trade war, which is a major part of an overall struggle for dominance of global space and positioning between the two economic giants. The trade...
