The great Indian GDP debate: Has the former Chief Economic Adviser got it right?
YAN ISLAM | Arvind Subramanian, now at Harvard and the Petersen Institute for International Economics, was the former Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to the… Read More
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Regional wrap
This fortnight, millions of Hong Kongers took to the streets to protest against a proposed bill that would allow them to be extradited to… Read More
Lest we forget the post-election reality: ‘Happiness’ in Modi’s India
YAN ISLAM | Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to another landslide victory in the 2019 Indian elections that was… Read More
India election: National security helped ‘watchman’ Narendra Modi win, but major challenges loom
IAN HALL | India’s recent election campaign was overshadowed by a suicide bombing in Kashmir, retaliatory air strikes against alleged terrorist targets a few days… Read More
Modi’s second term: What it means for the South Pacific
The Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Narendra Modi has secured his second term as India’s Prime Minister with a landslide victory in the 2019 general elections. Read More
After Modi’s election win, what’s next for India in the Indo-Pacific?
IAN HALL | At the start of 2019, it looked unlikely that Narendra Modi would lead his Bharatiya Janata Party to a win in… Read More
Time to focus on foreign policy for the sake of Australia’s future
Australians face a set of decisions in foreign policy arguably more important to us than any national decisions since the Second World War, writes John… Read More
What’s stopping India and Pakistan from solving the Kashmir conflict?
Recent India–Pakistan border skirmishes have brought the dispute over Kashmir to the world’s attention once again. While the latest crisis has abated for now, the… Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight was marred by yet another man-made tragedy in this part of the world, a terrorist attack that claimed several hundred innocent… Read More
The global blight of populism threatens the world’s biggest democracy
Right-wing populism is on the rise across the globe. From Donald Trump in the United States to Matteo Salvini in Italy to Jair Bolsonaro in… Read More
