Statecraft

Perak has four Indian state assemblypersons. Ask politically engaged Indians in the state to name all four, however, and the...

There is a peculiar rhythm to Malaysian politics. Parties spend months explaining why they cannot possibly work with one another,...

For a few days, a decades-old policy suddenly became one of Malaysia’s most uncomfortable education debates. The issue was a...

Malaysian politics has produced politicians, businessmen and political operatives in abundance. Datuk Seri Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak is unusual...

For a party that has survived electoral defeats, shrinking representation and Malaysian Indians becoming increasingly willing to shop around politically,...

When Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sat down with NDTV during his visit to India, he found himself facing one of...

The Umno president may not be openly chasing the country’s top job, but Malaysia’s increasingly fragmented politics means the possibility...

In politics, taking sides does not always require an endorsement, a joint press conference or an electoral pact. Sometimes, the...

The concern many Malaysian non-Muslims and liberals have about PAS is better described as political anxiety rather than simply “fear...

The next time someone asks why Malaysian Indians did not “go back” after Merdeka, perhaps the problem is not with...