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Sri Lankan president will be confident about polls
Parliamentary elections are less than two weeks away
Greater stability will help Vietnam pursue key goals
The ruling party chief relinquished the state presidency last week in a reconfiguration of the country’s leadership
India-China mistrust will endure despite key step
The two countries seemingly made considerable progress last week on easing their border tensions
Cabinet size will add to challenges in Indonesia
The new president has the largest cabinet in decades
IndonesiaNew Argentina-IMF deal would leave near-term doubts
Argentina may be close to agreeing a one-year extension of its soon-to-expire IMF Extended Fund Facility
ArgentinaConcern over human rights in Cambodia will grow
The government’s critics continue to face repression
CambodiaStrategic and personal factors drive Israel’s premier
Israel is pressing forward with the wars in Gaza and Lebanon despite major blows against Hamas and Hezbollah
IsraelMaldives will try to keep both China and India close
Maldivian foreign policy was under the spotlight during the president’s recent state visit to India
MaldivesAfrican industrialisation goals may prove elusive
Many African states are returning to an emphasis on industrialisation in their economic development programmes
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