Introduction : trends, visions and concepts in the developing world between the Middle East, the Silk Road and the lands beyond the winds -- New theoretical meanings? : transnationalism, networks and the authoritarian state -- Sufis, traders, seafarers : re-considering nineteenth century networks between Nusantara, East Africa and the Arab Peninsula -- Towards the middle path? : the tectonic shifts in the Islamic world -- The "Asian tiger " at the Nile : knowledge transfer, modernization and bilateral linkages between Southeast Asia and the Middle East -- Race, patronage and the hybrid authoritarian state : Malaysia and Guyana re-visited -- The failure to create a networked Islamic space : Malaysia and Central Asia in the 1990s -- The "Snow Leopard's" vision 2030 : Central Asia, ASEAN and regional cooperation -- Instead of a conclusion : khilafah, transnational Islamic networks and the caliphate state in Southeast Asia

1. Malaysia -- Foreign relations -- Developing countries
2. Developing countries -- Foreign relations -- Malaysia
3. Malaysia -- Foreign relations -- Islamic countries
4. Islamic countries -- Foreign relations -- Malaysia
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6. Developing countries