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
Region | India and South Asia
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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
Doklam, the diplomacy of anger, and the Sino-Indian standoff
IAN HALL | The ten-week standoff between Chinese and Indian troops in Doklam, in territory disputed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Bhutan,… Read More
A Contested Asia: What comes after US strategic predominance?
2017 Griffith Asia Lecture by Mr Peter Varghese AO, Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 6 September 2017… Read More
Modi’s foreign policy under pressure
IAN HALL | It is hard to remember now, but before Narendra Modi came to power in May 2014, many reputable pundits thought it… Read More
Ian Hall wins prestigious journal prize
Professor Ian Hall, acting Director of the Griffith Asia Institute and Professor in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, has been… Read More
