Why the Quad won’t ever be an Asian NATO
The most recent meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Singapore last November suggests that the US,… Read More
Region | India and South Asia
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Can the Quad navigate the complexities of a dynamic Indo-Pacific?
CAITLIN BYRNE | The past year has seen the revival of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a mechanism which enables dialogue between four major democracies… Read More
Australia should brace for a volatile year in foreign policy in 2019
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER | By the end of 2019 we should be able to assess how Australia is travelling with the grand plan laid… Read More
Is central bank autonomy in India under threat?
YAN ISLAM | Urjit Patel, until very recently the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), could no longer maintain his customary… Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight witnessed the most coherent manifestation of what’s being touted as the new cold war between the US and China that is likely… Read More
It’s time to fill Asia’s arms control void
Asia urgently needs new diplomatic initiatives aimed at reducing nuclear dangers and preventing arms racing in the region. There’s a glaring gap between the ambitious… Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight proved to be an action-packed one, with many significant developments taking place in the Indo-Pacific region. Australia was at the front and… Read More
Do FDI inflows increase income inequality in APEC developing economies?
The effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) are widely debated in academic, policymaking and development circles. In a time of prolific economic globalisation, accelerated through… Read More
The rise and rise of Asia’s cities
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND CHURUKA EKANAYAKE | Why Focus on Cities? On 12 March 2013, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chair of the… Read More
Growth and the Padma Bridge: Has the Bangladesh PM got it right?
YAN ISLAM | In a recent statement, the Bangladesh Prime Minister noted that, once the nation’s biggest infrastructure project, known as the multi-purpose… Read More
