India’s dealings with China are moving into the security face-off – economic face-off arena. However, New Delhi has insisted that border tensions should not automatically be accompanied by a total economic break from the neighbours, but should be based on a policy where national security is equally the first principle, and ease of trade as the second. This is a …

Bebas-aktif (“free and active”) foreign policy is a concept that Indonesia has been promoting for a long time and is not a policy of affiliating with major powers, but at the same time helping to ensure regional stability. But this doctrine is taking a turn for President Prabowo Subianto. Jakarta is working on closer economic ties with China and at …