Democracies in the dragon’s shadow
As there are only 4,000 people of Chinese ancestry in India, China faces a demographic disadvantage in pushing its influence operations in India, unlike in… Read More
Region | India and South Asia
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Between war and peace: Grey-zone operations in Asia
Recent grey-zone activity in maritime-Asia suggests an increase in hybrid warfare. The lines between military, economic, diplomatic, intelligence and criminal means of aggression are becoming… Read More
Trump’s Pakistan challenge
For incoming US presidents, the alliance with Pakistan can seem to be a poisoned chalice. Does Trump’s 3am promise of “No More!” mean real… Read More
The 2018 Raisina Dialogue: What significance for Australia?
CAITLIN BYRNE | Geopolitics is back, with hard power as its driving force and the Indo-Pacific its centre stage. These were the key messages… Read More
America’s unending Pakistan predicament
As political developments in Pakistan gather steam following Nawaz Sharif’s dismissal and the unfolding military’s schema for “mainstreaming” the Jihadi and sectarian groups, US-Pakistan ties… Read More
India in Australia’s evolving Indo-Pacific outlook
IAN HALL | Few differences between the 2003 Foreign Policy White Paper and the 2017 version are as stark as the treatment of India. Read More
Why India should be wary about celebrating its ranking in the latest ‘Doing Business’ report
YAN ISLAM | The much-noted flagship publication of the World Bank Doing Business (DB) was publicly unveiled recently. This became cause for celebration… Read More
India’s growth slowdown: Reflections of the Reserve Bank
YAN ISLAM | India’s recent growth slowdown has elicited a lively national discussion – see here, for example. It was reinforced by a scathing… Read More
Comparing development indicators: Revisiting the Sen-Dreze thesis of India’s ‘uncertain glory’
YAN ISLAM | In 2013, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and his co-author Jean Dreze published their treatise on India’s ‘uncertain glory’. They acknowledged that the… Read More
Limiting China’s future strategic predominance
PETER LAYTON | Mr Peter Varghese AO, recently retired Department of Foreign Affairs head, has laid out his vision of a possible new regional… Read More
