A QUESTION was playing in my mind when I left Jakarta for Banda Aceh last month: When does nationalism become old, probably senile and irrelevant, while a new one is growing strong, vigorous and relevant?
I struggled with that question, knowing that Jakarta is now awash with the politics of nationalism. It ranges from the question of letting East Timor go to the sale of various state-owned companies to international investors.
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