The United States and India are both longstanding democracies that happen to be fighting Islamic fanaticism and facing the prospect of China's uncertain intentions that accompany its ever-expanding regional and global influence.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The battle for India

Indonesia is not only regionally important, but as a member of the G20, as one of the world's largest democracies, as one of the world's largest Islamic nations, it has enormous influence and really is, I think, a potential model for the kind of development strategies, democracy strategies, as well as interfaith strategies that are going to be so important moving forward.

WHITEHOUSE: Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore

Muslim democracies such as Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia all have big Islamic parties.

ECONOMIST: The uprisings