Southeast Asia: Journey of Freedom Struggle

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Balraj Singh Brar

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Abstract: Southeast Asia refers to a cluster of countries located towards the southeast direction of the Asian peninsula. These nations share several similarities with India, having been adopted from India or brought over by Indians to various Southeast Asian countries. Additionally, both India and Southeast Asian nations share a history of struggling for independence from European powers. This brief commentary will focus on the decolonization struggle and its significance as a freedom movement for various Southeast Asian countries during the Cold War.


Keywords: Southeast Asia, independence, colonial British, struggle,


DOI: 10.17576/sinergi.0301.2023.11


Article information: Submission date: 21 December 2023; Acceptance date: 10 May 2023; Publication date: 31 July 2023.


Declaration and acknowledgement: The Author expresses his appreciation to the anonymous referees for their willingness to evaluate and suggest improvements to the quality of the manuscript. There is no conflict of interest throughout the publication process. The study does not involve any research funders.


 


Abstrak: Asia Tenggara merujuk kepada sekumpulan negara yang terletak pada arah tenggara semenanjung Asia. Negara-negara ini berkongsi beberapa persamaan dengan India, setelah diambil dari India atau dibawa oleh orang India ke pelbagai negara Asia Tenggara. Selain itu, kedua-dua negara India dan Asia Tenggara berkongsi sejarah perjuangan untuk kemerdekaan daripada kuasa Eropah. Ulasan ringkas ini akan memberi tumpuan kepada perjuangan kebijajahan dunia dan kepentingannya sebagai gerakan pembebasan untuk pelbagai negara Asia Tenggara semasa Perang Dingin. 


Kata kunci:  Asia Tenggara, kemerdekaan, penjajahan, British, perjuangan,


DOI: 10.17576/sinergi.0301.2023.11


Maklumat artikel: Tarikh Penghantaran: 21 Disember 2023; Tarikh penerimaan: 10 Mei 2023; Tarikh penerbitan: 31 Julai 2023.


Penghargaan dan pengisytiharan: Penulis  merakamkan  penghargaan  kepada  para  pewasit tanpa  nama  kerana kesudian penilaian serta cadangan penambahbaikan kualiti manuskrip. Tiada konflik berkepentingan sepanjang proses penerbitan. Kajian tidak melibatkan sebarang pembiaya dana penyelidikan.

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Singh Brar, B. (2023). Southeast Asia: Journey of Freedom Struggle . SINERGI : Journal of Strategic Studies & International Affairs, 3(1), 129–139. https://doi.org/10.17576/sinergi.0301.2023.11
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