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G20 and RCEP key to powering global recovery and development
Mari Pangestu and Lili Yan Ing argue this year's G20 in Indonesia and Asia's newest trade pact could play a vital role in revitalising global commerce and spurring growth in developing countries.

India's size illusion
India suffers from the illusion that size alone can protect it from growing strategic and economic challenges, write Arvind Subramanian and Josh Felman.

What really matters in the Sino-American competition?
Competition with China calls for carefully managed ‘decoupling’ of economic relations, writes Joseph N. Nye. One option, he argues, is for middle powers to lead a trade agreement for information and communication technology that would be open to countries meeting basic democratic standards.

Southeast Asia's digital economy revolution
Southeast Asia is poised to reap huge growth from a digital economy revolution – but governments need to ensure the region’s infrastructure is up to the challenge, writes Dominique Virgil.

As Tokyo sharpens its economic security strategy, has Seikei Bunri run its course?
Japan's economic security strategy, influenced by the high politics of technology and its influence on geopolitics and national security, is now evolving due to the current US-China strategic competition, writes Dr Titli Basu.