South-east Asia has much to offer, especially if relations between China and India remain difficult. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Civilisation has once again become a key term of international affairs. China, India and Turkey are among those that have invoked the idea of the civilisational state to proclaim they hold the values required for 21st-century internationalism, and its leadership.
The United States-China rivalry and the expansion of the Brics grouping also speak of an emerging East-West divide, one that is, in large part, cast in civilisational terms. Civilisation is now becoming a key marker of difference at a time of increasing geoeconomic competition and political tension.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month