Experts at Singapore conference warn of conflict-linked protest waves

SINGAPORE: (Mar 27) With global conflict disrupting trade routes and Asian economies likely to experience significant shocks, experts at an international conference in Singapore expressed concern about the possibility of new waves of protest due to these pressures.

“While protests often capture the imagination of observers by bringing struggles from the periphery or margins to the centre of public life, they are frequently followed by a period of disillusionment,” a National University of Singapore think-tank, the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), said in a statement.

The statement followed a conference on South Asia: "Gen Z-Led Regime Changes Across South Asia", which was held on March 23 and 24 here.