Preface
Christian Echle

Trust in Politics – Introduction to the PANORAMA Special Issue
 La Toya Waha

The Global Rise of Anti-Authoritarian Religion
 Mark Juergensmeyer

Political Trust in the Time of Covid-19 in Germany
 Jasmin Riedl

Pandemic Trust: China-Italy Relations during Covid-19
 Giulia Sciorati

Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA): Regulating Fake News to Maintain Public Trust in Singapore
 Tan Zhi Han

Significance of the Public Trust in State Institutions for the Post-Conflict
Reconstruction, Stabilisation and Fighting Insurgencies – The Case of Afghanistan
 Mushtaq Rahim

Institutional Trust in Bangladesh and Nepal: Puzzling Trends from Survey Evidences
 Hasan Muhammad Baniamin

Toward an EU-Asian Partnership on Deforestation: Restoring Sustainability in the Age of Pandemics
 Vicente Lopez Ibor Mayor

Building ‘Trust’ in Sri Lanka’s Reconciliation Process in the Post-War Era
 Hiruni Nathasha Fernando

Opinions

Building Trust and Strengthening Regionalism in South Asia during the Pandemic
 Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

The Decline of Political Trust in Nepal
 Mahesh  Bhatta