Indian elections: It’s all about the economy, stupid!
Voting is now underway in the world’s largest democracy. With many of India’s rural farmers affected by the government’s mismanagement of the economy and the… Read More
Region | India and South Asia
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Coal comfort: Australia-India ties after the elections
IAN HALL | In an odd quirk of timing, this year Australia and India’s elections will run in parallel. On 11 April, Scott Morrison… Read More
India should play the Tibet card with China
China’s decision to block Pakistani Masood Azhar’s designation as a terrorist at the UN yet again is likely to test the limits of the… Read More
Modi and the watchmen: India’s national security election
IAN HALL | Barely a couple of months ago, it looked as though Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies were going… Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight witnessed a few key developments in the Indo-Pacific region. The most significant one for Australia, was the Morrison government’s announcement of… Read More
India elections: who are Narendra Modi’s main rivals – and can they beat him?
IAN HALL | India is heading to the polls in the world’s biggest democratic election and a number of different figures could emerge as India’s… Read More
Trump, Modi and their Religious Right
IAN HALL | Much divides Donald J Trump and Narendra Modi, but there are similarities between the two leaders and their politics beyond their… Read More
Regional wrap
There are certain world events that mark a before and after for how we regard some phenomena. Far-right extremism and mass shootings weren’t on the… Read More
Regional wrap
Intellectual discourse during the last fortnight focused heavily on the events and outcomes of the preceding one; several questions remain unanswered in the aftermath of… Read More
The impact of the Kashmir crisis on the Indian election
These words, spoken by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to Ahmedabad this week, show clear parallels to a famous … Read More
