Towards women, peace and security in 2020 and beyond
SARA E DAVIES AND JACQUI TRUE | International Women’s Day 2019 provides the opportunity to reflect on and engage in what has been achieved in… Read More
Region | India and South Asia
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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
Regional wrap
The events of the last fortnight will continue to be talked about and debated for decades to come. It will be remembered as the fortnight… Read More
Valentines Day bombing response needs to have long-lasting effect
The brazen and cowardly Valentine’s Day suicide attack by the Pakistan-based, UN-designated terrorist group Jaish-e-Muhammad that killed 41 members of the paramilitary Central Reserve… Read More
India builds up its north east in the face of China’s claims on ‘South Tibet’
The Indian government is ploughing ahead with its plans to develop the country’s north east, including the state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as… Read More
AI in Asia: Challenges and opportunities
In today’s information age, artificial intelligence has made a name for itself as a futuristic agent that will take away jobs and leave the planet… Read More
Pulwama terrorist attack: Modi under pressure
IAN HALL | The Pulwama attack was clearly calibrated to pile pressure on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the run-up to the general… Read More
Nepal’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission limps on
RENÉE JEFFERY | On 9 February 2019, the operational mandate of Nepal’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared… Read More
Australia’s Indo-Pacific pitch: What’s in it for the Quad?
In January, at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, Foreign Minister Marise Payne enunciated her government’s pitch to develop closer relations with India. Her speech was… Read More
India’s employment crisis
YAN ISLAM | The Indian government recently got mired in controversy when it apparently tried to suppress a report from the National Sample Survey… Read More
Sustainable agricultural practices for rural female tea smallholders in Sri Lanka
Ki-Hoon Lee and project team discuss the sustainable agricultural practices with the project facilitators in an experimental tea block in Hatton, Sri Lanka. Read More
