Shankari Sundararaman

Aug 08, 2012

The writer is an associate professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the School of International Studies, JNU

A step towards peace in Mindanao

On October 15, 2012, the Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed a landmark agreement that marks a watershed in the move towards establishing peace in the troubled regions of Southern Philippines.

In Vietnam, America has an unlikely ally

The adage that in politics there are no permanent friends or enemies but only permanent interests, rings true when one looks at the growing relations between the United States and Vietnam. Forty years ago when the Vietnam War ended few could have anticipated the turn US-Vietnam relations have taken today.

Asean: Challenge of creating unity

Over the last two weeks the issue of offshore territorial limits in the South China Sea has once again brought the question of Asean’s unity to the forefront. The regional bloc of 10 countries of Southeast Asia is no new player; it has been in existence since August 1967.