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.

Advancing the use and sustainability of digital prediction tools for climate-sensitive infectious disease prevention

CORDIA CHU AND TUAN PHAM | The Asia-Pacific region is highly vulnerable to climate-sensitive infectious diseases (CSIDs), including vector-borne illnesses such as dengue, malaria,… Read More

No time to waste–transforming challenges into opportunities for sustainable leadership

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, GLORIA GE AND DIAN TJONDRONEGORO  |  There is no time to waste. As we finalised the Griffith Asia Pacific… Read More

Green growth and carbon neutrality: Lessons from the world’s top emitters

SAMIA ZAHRA,  SELVA SELVANATHAN, RAKESH GUPTA  AND MANEKA JAYASINGHE, |  As climate change accelerates, the pressure on countries to transition to a greener… Read More

Time to develop an Asia-Pacific Green Development Agenda

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, DHRUBA PURKAYASTHA, HEMANT MALLYA, KAVITA VIJ, NITIN BASSI AND SHUVA RAHA | 50 MINUTE READ | Download PDF Introduction The… Read More

Barriers at the gate: Security vetting and its impact on regional diplomacy

SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND ELISE STEPHENSON  |  In the Asia-Pacific, where rapid social and political changes intersect with longstanding traditions, diplomacy plays a… Read More

Reimagining disability: Is inclusion a macroforce that will shape Asia and the Pacific for the next 20 years?

DIAN TJONDRONEGORO, ELIZABETH KENDALL, SHAWN HUNTER, AND ELENA MAYER-BESTING | 30 MINUTE READ | Download PDF Introduction Disability inclusion is… Read More

Rethinking fiscal policy to finance SDGs in South Asia

MOHD AVI HOSSAIN AND IYANATUL ISLAM | 20-MINUTE READ | Download PDF Introduction The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007-2009 and COVID-19 of… Read More

2024: A year of transformation in Asia and the Pacific

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  |  The Asia-Pacific region continues to dominate global headlines, with a year full of political shifts, economic developments, climate actions, and strategic… Read More

Bangladesh’s new reality: An unfolding saga of change and chaos

KHONDKER RAHMAN AND IYANATUL ISLAM  |  Recent months have seen Bangladesh thrust into the throes of immense political and social upheaval following the… Read More

Blue Security in the Indo-Pacific

 IAN HALL, TROY LEE-BROWN AND REBECCA STRATING  |  The Indo-Pacific is one of the most dynamic and contested regions… Read More