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Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy BY CHRISTOPHE JAFFRELOT. Princeton University Press, 2021, 656 pp. The brutal second wave of COVID-19 that battered India over the [...]

On the face of it, G.R. Gopinath might not seem a natural candidate to become a best-selling Indian author. He isn't a glamorous political heiress from across the border, like [...]

Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is facing the problem of renewed Islamist activities in the country. The country support has ceased while terrorist have failed to launch a successful attack. But the bombings of J.W. Marriot and Ritz-Carlton hotels is seen to question Yudhoyono's approach to peace and order.

The government of India needs to change its approach in dealing with its radical Islam group in view of the terror attacks in Mumbai. India has been found to be second to Iraq in terms of the number of terror victims. India's Congress has scrapped the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

India's image before the international community is seen as contradictory to social conditions in the country. India boasts of a space program but struggles to provide its people with safe drinking water. The country is known for prize-winning authors yet 50 percent of its women are illiterate.

To THE EDITOR: Sadanand Dhume has done an excellent job updating the status of the often complex relationship between India and the U.S, and he gives reason to believe that [...]

LAST FALL, to mark the 60th year of national independence, the government of India and the Confederation of Indian Industry launched a public-relations blitz in New York to coincide with […]

The decline of the Indonesian economy is described. The need to fight against the spread of Islamic fundamentalism in Indonesia is discussed.

The demonstrations and protests by Indonesia fundamentalists on April 17, 2005 at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta following the recent U.S. support to Israel on al-Aqsa mosque issue are discussed. The Justice and Prosperity Party of Indonesia masterminded the protests.

The international relations between China and Indonesia are discussed. For Indonesia it is Guangzhou in China and for China it is Jakarta of Indonesia, where investments are burgeoning. ChinaEs ventures to go global are evaluated with reference to investments in major Southeast Asian countries.

The decentralization of the revenues to the local government in Riau, has resulted in an economic restructuring with the natural resources flowing to the local governments. The challenges to it's success are the conflicts between the central, provincial and district government on power-sharing, the provision of employment to all the people in Riau, misuse of the resources, and the maintenance of law and order.

WITH China slowing, Brazil stagnating, and Russia tanking, India has once again emerged as a bright economic spot in the developing world. A business-friendly new Indian government, a windfall from [...]

An evaluation of Zahid Hussain's 'Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam' is presented. The regimes of Pervez Musharraf and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, in relation to the government's relation with militant Islam groups are analyzed.

I La Galigo is the story of a pair of golden twins, who are descendants of gods sent to populate the middle world. An American director and troupe of Indonesian dancers have showcased I La Galigo, which is an ancient epic and secures the memory of the Bugis people's creation myth.

This article discusses the recruiting in Indonesia of people to fight in Iraq against the United States. Groups such as the Islamic Defenders' Front claim to have recruited thousands. Although few if any will ever go to Iraq, the volunteers show the extent of anti-American felling.

Abdullah Gymnastiar is a charismatic 41 year old man who preaches Islamic attitudes that are pro-business and pro-tolerance through his weekly radio show.

Din Syamsuddin, who is the vice-chairman of Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization, has gained political popularity by attacking the United States. Mr. Syamsuddin, who also is a leader in the Indonesian Ulemas Council, has called for debate over the adoption of Islamic law, or sharia.

Byline: Gary Schmitt and Sadanand Dhume American strategists are taken with the idea of India's strategic potential: a large democracy with a blue-water navy and the world's third-largest armed forces [...]

Various reasons like bad law and order; high labor wages, powerful labor unions, labor-favored laws etc. have been cited for companies like Nike, a sports shoe company to shift its business from Indonesia to countries like China, Vietnam and Thailand where labor related problems are less. The reasons for the closure of IndonesiaEs Doson Indonesia, a Korean-Indonesian collaboration that made shoes for Nike has been described.

The growth of Indian biotechnology industry against all odds is evaluated with reference to Biocon India, the country's most prominent biotech company. The increasing foreign direct investment in India's biotechnology industries is analyzed.

Putrid Naga Komodo, a company founded by United StatesE Non Governmental Organization (Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Malaysian-born hotelier Fiesol Hashim want to take over the Komodo National Park, the abode of the Komodo dragon, from the Indonesian government on a 25 year lease for its management. The opposition of various groups about this move has been described.