An Asian rejection of unilateralism

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) I was in Seoul, South Korea, last week to attend the eighth Media Forum of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP).

This time, the Media Forum was held alongside the 13th General Assembly of the ICAPP, which, as its name suggests, is a platform for political parties, both governing and opposition, from across Asia. Representatives of 83 political parties, including the Communist Party of China, the United Russia, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the Rashtriya Swatantra Party of Nepal and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna of Sri Lanka were present to discuss common challenges, shared interests and possible solutions.