Implications of India’s 2024 Election Outcomes for ASEAN
Karthik Nachiappan
Karthik Nachiappan analyses the recent election outcomes in India, their significance for India’s foreign policy, and implications for India’s future engagements with ASEAN.
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Strengthening Southeast Asian Studies in China
Chang-Yau Hoon
The discipline of Southeast Asian Studies in China is enjoying a second wind.
Johor-Singapore Causeway at 100: Momentous Yet Mundane
Francis E. Hutchinson|Shaun Lin|Tim Bunnell
At 100, the Causeway linking Johor and Singapore is testament to the multi-fold connections linking the two sides together.
Vietnam’s Rice Land Restrictions: Time for a Rethink?
Peter Warr|Huy Quynh Nguyen
There is a case for relaxing Vietnam’s long-standing restrictions on the use of land meant for rice cultivation.
Structural Problems of Thailand’s Export Sector: Myths and Realities
Archanun Kohpaiboon
Thailand’s export trends suggest the economy faces structural problems, but the macro data do not capture the full picture. The country’s export challenges and opportunities, and policy responses, are more complex.
Engaging Southeast Asia: The EU’s role as a Resilient and Reliable Middle Power?
Eugene R.L. Tan|Joanne Lin
The European Union (EU) is consistently seen in Southeast Asia as the preferred and trusted “third party” in hedging against the uncertainties of US-China rivalry and in its reputation for “doing the right thing” in the wider interests of the global community. But it needs to recognise the practical limitations Southeast Asian countries have in complying with its regulations and can do more to support capacity building programmes in the region.
NewJeansNim’s Controversial Popularity: New Progress in Buddhism?
Gwendolyn Yap
A disc jockey performing chants clothed in Buddhist garb has stoked controversy in Singapore and Malaysia, highlighting the social and religious sensitivities in the two countries.
Election Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Lessons from Indonesia
Nuurrianti Jalli|Maria Monica Wihardja
Indonesia’s 2024 election showed the ways Artificial Intelligence can corrode the integrity of future elections. Countries should regulate AI-generated political content across the entire information supply chain and devise strategies for combating disinformation and manipulation.
Policies to Increase the Inclusiveness, Resilience and Sustainability of Economic Growth in Cambodia
Jayant Menon
To realise its aspirations to become an upper middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050, Cambodia has to pursue inclusive growth that is also sustainable and resilient.
The Pentagon’s Disinformation War: Undermining Health and Alliances in Southeast Asia
Nuurrianti Jalli
Recent revelations that the US’ Pentagon waged a disinformation campaign against Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in Southeast Asia should shake the region out of any naïve assumptions that the great powers would protect anyone else’s interests but their own as they fight for supremacy.