Contents: - Japan and A New Asian Order - The Changing Norms in Commonwealth Consular Relations: From Quasi to Formal Arrangement (1963-1972) - The Conflict in Thailand?s Deep South and Its International Implications - Interorganizational Cooperation and Network Influences in Asia Pacific: The Case of Malaysia - The Military and the Praetorian Regimes in Pakistan Politics: Political Usurpers or Protectors of an Incipient Democracy? - India?s Myanmar Policy since 1988: Between Democratic Ideals and Geostrategic Imperatives - Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions in Malaysia: Current Developments - Knowledge Transfer, Modernization and Bilateral Linkages between The Middle East and Southeast Asia.