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The Indo-Pacific region was witness to some stunning developments last fortnight, with the re-election of Australia\u2019s conservative government, defying numerous opinion polls, stealing the show. On the 18th<\/sup> of May, Australians voted<\/a> to re-elect the Scott Morrison led Liberal- National coalition to power, handing a convincing defeat to the Australian Labor Party (ALP) led by Bill Shorten. Analysts believe<\/a> that Labor\u2019s proposed taxation policies as well as Shorten\u2019s unpopularity ultimately cost them the 2019 election. In what was touted to be Australia\u2019s climate change election<\/a>, analysts rue the election of a party with limited ambition to curb the country\u2019s emissions rate.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, the ALP is taking stock<\/a> of its losses and is in the throes of electing a new leader. Significantly, despite the Liberal Party\u2019s positive performance overall, voters ousted<\/a> former conservative prime minister, Tony Abbott from his seat of Warringah, choosing independent Zali Stegall to replace him.<\/p>\n

The results of the Indonesian election were announced this week with incumbent president Joko Widodo being declared<\/a> the winner. However, opposition leader General Prabowo Subianto, who received 17 million fewer votes than Widodo, is challenging the verdict as unfair and claiming victory instead. There are fears of widespread protests and a legal challenge by Prabowo to the presidency. Already, reports<\/a> of violent protests have emerged from the streets of Jakarta with six lives claimed and many more injured following announcement of the result.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, vote-counting for the just-concluded Indian election has begun, with results expected later today. Exit poll results<\/a> published this week gave the ruling Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party a thumping majority predicting that the party will better its performance at the 2014 election.<\/p>\n

The US-China trade war, continuing for almost a year now, has intensified<\/a>. The US increased tariffs from 10% to 25% on approximately US $200 million worth of Chinese goods earlier this month, in retaliation to which Beijing has promised to levy its own tariffs, effective from June. Analysts fear that the escalating trade war between the world\u2019s two largest economies could lead to another global recession.<\/p>\n

To add to tensions, this week the US government announced its decision to blacklist<\/a> Chinese tele-communications giant Huawei; American chipmaker Qualcomm has already stopped trading with Huawei. At the same time, Google\u2019s also decided to terminate<\/a> its links with the Chinese telco, meaning that Huawei phones would no longer be compatible with android software. Beijing responded by threatening to stop exporting rare earth metals that are needed to build telecom equipment.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, it\u2019s being reported that the US has suspended<\/a> its decision on Huawei for three months to allow tech companies and consumers to adjust. As an article<\/a> from the Australian Financial Review<\/em> warns, \u2018If this ban is just a bit of brinksmanship to pry a better trade deal out of Beijing\u2026it\u2019s a blunder. The national security issues raised by Huawei\u2019s technology transcend any trade dispute.\u2019<\/p>\n

Last week, a few prominent members of the US Congress, including former presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, introduced<\/a> a bill to ban persons affiliated with the Chinese military from studying in US universities. The move follows the publication of Australian Strategic Policy Institute researcher Alex Joske\u2019s ground-breaking report<\/a> which shed a light on the extent to which the People\u2019s Liberation Army was benefitting from sending its officers to universities in the West. Significantly, the bill calls on Australia to follow suit and ban Chinese military officers to study at its universities.<\/p>\n

The Australian military\u2019s Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE 19) Joint Task Force has landed<\/a> in Indonesia this week for the last leg of its engagement operations in the region. Around 1,000 personnel from the Australian army, navy and air force are participating in IPE 19 and have completed port visits to Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore, to increase regional cooperation security issues, including \u2018counterterrorism, maritime security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, peacekeeping, defence industry cooperation and intelligence.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Australian navy has also been participating in a wide range of military exercises in the region. This fortnight, the Australian, US, Japanese and French navies conducted drills<\/a> in the Bay of Bengal. Interestingly, earlier this month, navies from the Philippines, the US, India and Japan participated in a joint exercise<\/a>, the first of its kind, in the South China Sea. This comes at the back of important bilateral exercises<\/a> between Australia – India and India – US in the Indian Ocean Region held in April.<\/p>\n

Australia mourned the loss<\/a> of one of its longest-serving prime ministers (1983-1991) and Labor Party stalwart, Bob Hawke, this fortnight. He\u2019s credited with reforming Australia\u2019s economy and championing globalisation, establishing Medicare and laying the foundations of a modern Australia.<\/p>\n

Significance for Australia<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Canberra has a new government. With many Liberal MPs announcing their retirement at the election, however, we\u2019re in for new faces in the parliament and significantly, in the Cabinet. The new Cabinet will be decided in the coming days but there are speculations that West Australian senator and former army veteran Linda Reynolds will become the new defence minister<\/a>, replacing Christopher Pyne. West Australian politicians bring a unique perspective to our defence and foreign affairs; former LNP foreign minister Julie Bishop and former Labor defence and foreign minister Steven Smith\u2019s respective terms in office corresponded with Australia\u2019s significant embrace of the Indo-Pacific and the Indian Ocean Region.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that prime minister Morrison is keen to promote women<\/a> within his government\u2019s ranks; with his party\u2019s problematic male-dominated culture<\/a>, one hopes that its new term in office will be better for our women leaders. On a related and cheerful note, Australians voted out the far-right senator and hate-monger Fraser Anning who spoke of a need for a \u2018final solution\u2019 to halt Muslim migration. Clearly, Australians have demonstrated that there\u2019s no place for xenophobia and hatred in our multicultural country.<\/p>\n

The return and prospective return of incumbents in fellow Indo-Pacific democracies Indonesia and India will be welcomed by the Morrison government, which has invested significant diplomatic and personal capital in building robust relations with its counterparts in those countries. Both Indonesia and India have embraced the concept of the Indo-Pacific and policymakers in Canberra would be looking forward to a period of sustained momentum for bilateral and multilateral ties involving Delhi and Jakarta.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Canberra would be hoping for the US policy on Huawei to remain consistent and firm; as an article<\/a> on the Sydney Morning Herald<\/em> makes it clear, it was Australia that opened the US\u2019s eyes on the security risks posed by Huawei. Given President Trump\u2019s \u2018art-of-the-deal\u2019 proclivities, Canberra would hope that security interests are not traded for a better hand for Washington in its trade wars with Beijing.<\/p>\n

AUTHOR<\/div>\n

Aakriti Bachhawat<\/strong>\u00a0is a Researcher with the Defence and Strategy team at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and Research Assistant at the Griffith Asia Institute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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