Indonesian presidential candidates Hatta Rajasa (left), Prabowo Subianto (center) and Joko Widodo (right) shake hands before a live television debate in Jakarta on Monday. AFP PHOTO
Indonesian presidential candidates Hatta Rajasa (left), Prabowo Subianto (center) and Joko Widodo (right) shake hands before a live television debate in Jakarta on Monday. AFP PHOTO

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s two presidential candidates are outdoing each other with hardline policies to rein in foreign firms and control the resources sector, risking a lurch towards nationalism in Southeast Asia’s top economy, analysts say.

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