Baladas Ghoshal

Baladas Ghoshal, is a former Professor and Chair in Southeast Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University & Secretary General, Society for Indian Ocean Studies

China and Indonesia at loggerheads over latest incursions in South China Sea

China’s greed for territories and resources, be it in the land or sea is again on display in the South…

2 years ago

Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim seals a coalition for the long haul

Beginning as a firebrand Islamist student leader, co-opted into the ruling UMNO (United Malay National Organization) in 1982 by then…

2 years ago

Will ASEAN Summits force Myanmar junta to seek negotiations?

The 40th and 41st ASEAN summits will take place in Cambodia from November 10-13 at a time when the organization…

2 years ago

Whither Taiwan Crisis: Will China go for an invasion?

Amidst an already frayed relationship between the United States and China, tensions are soaring over rapid developments in the Taiwan…

2 years ago

Myanmar’s civil war: In which direction is it moving?

<p> After nearly a year and a half since the military junta led by army chief General Min Aung Hlaing…

2 years ago

Pelosi’s visit seeks to defy superpower China and reassure ally Taiwan

<p> Defying a string of stark warnings and threats from China that have sent tensions between the world’s two superpowers soaring,…

2 years ago

New Australian Prime minister seeks equal partnership with Jokowi’s proud Indonesia

<p> “The Indonesia and Australia relationship has blown hot and cold over the years . . . . It has…

2 years ago

The Changing Profile of Islam in Indonesia – from syncretic and inclusive to orthodox and exclusive

<p> The controversy that erupted at the end of last year over naming a street in the Menteng central district…

2 years ago

The Philippines Presidential Election: A consequential one for its domestic politics and foreign policy

<p> On Monday, May 9, Filipinos voted for their next President. A development that seems to be special this time…

3 years ago

Need for tripartite dialogue for an end to the Ukraine war

<p> After more than a month of the Russian invasion into Ukraine, the war is moving into an uncertain direction…

3 years ago

Why do many in Indonesia and Southeast Asia support Russia in its war with Ukraine?

<p> Two inter-related factors guided the Southeast Asian state’s response to the Ukrainian war – one is their traditional inclination…

3 years ago

India must work for direct dialogue between Biden and Putin to end the Ukraine war

<p> The Ukraine war brings into light once again the irrelevance of the UN charter and all the noble principles…

3 years ago

Sheikh Hasina’s toughest challenge—defeating the rising tide of Islamism in Bangladesh

<p> The spurt of incidents of attacks on Hindu minority community in Bangladesh in recent times brings into focus the…

3 years ago

Forward looking Quad focuses on positive agenda, not containment of China

<p> <strong>One is not sure whether the Quad as yet is a ‘powerful mechanism to push back coercion in the…

3 years ago

After the military Junta’s one year in power, Myanmar is all set for a protracted civil war

<p> In its one year of power, the Myanmar Junta remains completely alienated from the people, yet not vulnerable to…

3 years ago

Thailand revisits the BRI and resists Beijing’s Pressure

<p> Thailand, a country that is most under Beijing’s cultural, political, economic and strategic influence is also picking up the…

3 years ago

Subhash Chandra Bose: A legend in Southeast Asia

<p> Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is a legend in Southeast Asia, not just among the Indian diaspora, but also amongst…

3 years ago

India and Southeast Asia can join the US in an economic partnership to balance China

<p> Southeast Asia, as it was in the 1960s and ‘70s, has again become the fulcrum in the current international…

3 years ago

India and Vietnam: A partnership that is spreading its wings

<p> The visit of President of the National Assembly of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue last week to commemorate the 5th…

3 years ago

India and Indonesia: A promising start but still a long way to go

<p> Have the relations between India and Indonesia, the two largest democracies and emerging powers in Asia, matured to their…

3 years ago

With age not on her side, is it game over for Myanmar icon Aung San Suu Kyi?

<p> Destiny and fate coincidence has always treated Myanmar’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, rather strangely, pushing her sometimes…

3 years ago