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With elections scheduled for May 2024, a third term under Prime Minister Modi may see India transformed into a fully religious state, writes Robin Jeffrey.

While the Biden administration made strides in Asia in 2023, a confluence of factors could stymie Washington’s momentum in the region in 2024, writes Ryan Hass (Brookings).

While not the focus of the election campaign, the result of Taiwan’s presidential showdown will shape the future of cross-strait relations, writes T Y Wang (Illinois State University)

Taiwan's democracy shines through the storm of Asian geopolitics this election season.

While Japan’s economy grew in 2023, Tokyo failed to sufficiently address unsustainable trends, writes Masahiko Takeda (ANU).

The outlook of a second Trump presidency is grim for US allies in Europe and the Asia Pacific, writes Thomas Pepinsky (Cornell University).

With economic reforms needing time to take effect, the government is betting on public patience as the 2024 elections loom, writes Dushni Weerakoon (Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka).

Sri Lanka is on the mend from its disastrous crisis last year — but absent structural reform, political disgruntlement could yet derail economic stabilisation, writes Ganeshan Wignaraja.

David Dapice is a Senior Economist in the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Indonesia’s democratic decline accelerates as key accountability institutions weaken and the country falls into the grips of dynastic succession, writes Edward Aspinall (ANU).