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Farmers vs. the Indian state

Contrary to what Narendra Modi's government thinks, the huge open-air farmers’ protests outside Delhi may not fizzle out

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Future of social democracy

How Japan's Left is repeating its unfortunate history

Like in the 1990s, Japan's centre-left opposition is forging alliances without common principles — leaving it unable to challenge neoliberalism

By Felix Spremberg

Reuters

Democracy and society

Victory for the Mother of the Nation

With a clever rebranding, de facto prime minister Aung San Suu Kyi and her party have won a landslide in Myanmar's election

By Bernt Berger

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Is Down Under on top of its China policy?

Europe is rethinking its economic and political relationship with China. What it can learn from the Australian experience

By James Laurenceson

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Indonesia’s return to an authoritarian developmental state

With the passing of the anti-worker Omnibus Law, President Jokowi's administration follows the path of Indonesia's dark past

By Fahmi Panimbang

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Jacinda Ardern, hero to liberals abroad, is validated at home

New Zealand’s PM is coasting to victory in national elections. But it's unclear how far she will push her progressive promises

By Damien Cave

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The Indian National Congress' identity crisis

India needs an effective opposition to fight Modi's authoritarianism. But the Congress is too engaged in navel-gazing

By Sanjay Kapoor

Reuters

Asia

A Trump-like anti-intellectual

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, steps down. During his tenure, he failed to achieve most of his goals

By Sven Saaler

Reuters

Asia

Thailand’s anti-establishment protests

For many young people, these protests are the last chance to fight for a better politics that respects popular sovereignty

By Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

Reuters

Asia

China alone

Beijing's increasingly aggressive expansionism makes the Indo-Pacific's major democracies close their ranks

By Brahma Chellaney