Region | India and South Asia

Map of India and South Asia including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

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Regional Wrap with Aakriti Bachhawat: Aus govt to put a dampened on Victoria's BRI plans. China's 'hurt' feelings vis-a-vis Australia even as economic coercion continues. RIMPAC exercise underway Read More

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The Griffith Asia Institute, fortnightly Regional wrap with Aakriti Bachhawat. One of the most important, and yet subtle developments this fortnight was a shift in Australia’s position on the ongoing border tensions between India and China. Read More

Women and equality: The post-COVID challenge in the Asia Pacific

Penny Burtt and Nikita Shewandas from Asialink at the University of Melbourne, share insights on the challenges for women and equality post-COVID. Read More

Adding value and impact? The next generation of social entrepreneurs across the Asia Pacific

As part of the Asia Pacific Women thought leadership series, Erin Watson-Lynn shares her insights on adding value and impact for the next generation of social entrepreneurs across the Asia Pacific Read More

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Significant outcomes from AUSMIN 2020, another diplomatic stoush between the US and China, update on the China-India standoff and significance for Australia. Read More

How the great Indian lockdown became the great Indian ‘policy disaster’

What happened? How did the great Indian lockdown fail to produce the expected outcomes? It appears that, instead of ‘flattening’ the pandemic curve, the lockdown strategy merely delayed it for a while. Read More

Poverty and power: Women’s entrepreneurship in the Asia-Pacific region

The Asia-Pacific region is changing the world. It hums with an entrepreneurial energy and spirit of opportunity that permeates everywhere from local marketplaces to the sprawling headquarters of multinational corporations. Read More

Asia Pacific Women | Thought Leadership Series

The Asia Pacific Women thought leadership series brings focus to the status of women in the Asia-Pacific region through expert commentary on the five priority thematic areas relevant to women’s social inclusion and economic engagement in several aspects of life. Read More

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 ‘Australia has to act; we have to build the region and the world we want. If we don’t, others will do it for us. And… Read More

How shared distrust of China Is fueling closer India-Australia relations

Professor Ian Hall, Griffith Asia Institute shares insights on the strengthening of India-Australia Relations Read More