Indonesia targets neighbours amid domestic frustration — SkimNews
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- Indonesian political figures made sharp remarks critical of Malaysia and Singapore.
- Analysts attributed the remarks to domestic frustration, economic nationalism and political posturing, while cautioning against reading too much into the criticism of Malaysia and Singapore.
Why it matters: For Malaysia and Singapore, the two countries criticized, the distinction is interpretive: analysts attribute the sharper language to Indonesia’s domestic frustration, economic nationalism and political posturing, while urging restraint before treating it as a major regional turn. That leaves the criticism best read as Indonesian political posturing, even as the sharper wording keeps both neighbours in the spotlight.
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