Indonesia most networked nation in South-East Asia amid geopolitical race


holds the most extensive global diplomatic network of any South-East Asian country, operating 130 diplomatic missions across 95 countries. - AP

JAKARTA: Indonesia has remained the leading diplomatic force with the most extensive network in South-East Asia, a recent Global Diplomatic Index study has found, as China and the United States continue their fierce competition for influence.

The study, which was published by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute think tank on Sunday, ranked 66 countries around the world, broken down into categories of the Asian region, the G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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