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  • 11 hours ago
    • India
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom
    • Africa

    Test Cricket’s world cup forgets what’s best about the game

    Hugh Piper
    Cricket’s centre of power has long outgrown its colonial roots.
  • 19 Dec 2024
    • India
    • Migration

    Indians are streets ahead of their government in foreign policy

    Ved Shinde
    In terms of partners, Delhi is multi-aligned, but where would most Indians prefer to migrate?
  • 6 Dec 2024
    • Bangladesh
    • India

    Agartala attack strains India-Bangladesh ties

    Saqlain Rizve
    The breach at a diplomatic compound tells of wider troubles between the neighbours.
  • 28 Nov 2024
    • India
    • Maldives

    Maldives ditches “India-Out” for an economic lifeline

    Ankit Tiwari
    The bilateral reset came as a relief amidst a slew of worrisome setbacks for New Delhi in the neighbourhood.
  • 28 Nov 2024
    • China
    • India
    • Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka votes for change

    Gordon Weiss
    Primed for unrest, the country’s elections went off without incident, and a new man-of-the-people has emerged as leader.
  • 25 Nov 2024
    • China
    • India

    China-India ties to be more resilient in the Trump 2.0 era

    Daniel Balazs
    India and China have sought to defuse their military standoff and that will limit the prospect for US interference in their relations.
  • 22 Nov 2024
    • India
    • Australia

    This summer, could Australia vs India take cricket’s greatest rivalry out of the Anglosphere?

    Aarti Betigeri
    Talk of cricket diplomacy often prompts a collective eyeroll. Only, it cuts through.
  • 20 Nov 2024
    • India
    • Mauritius

    Political change in Mauritius carries regional importance – especially for India

    Samir Bhattacharya
    New Delhi has enough regional ructions without another tense relationship to manage.
  • 18 Nov 2024
    • India
    • Australia

    Why India’s festive season could hold the key to soft power gains

    Aarti Betigeri
    Governments the world over are harnessing the positivity of the Indian festival of lights.
  • 31 Oct 2024
    • Bangladesh
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Japan
    • Malaysia
    • Pakistan
    • Sri Lanka
    • Thailand

    Asia’s year of electoral upsets

    Greg Earl
    The poor result for the region’s most successful electoral machine in Japan on Sunday has only underlined a surprisingly bad year for incumbents across Asia.
  • 30 Oct 2024
    • India
    • India's Economy

    Managing India’s labour troubles

    Srijan Shukla
    A crippling strike exposes the outdated laws that may frustrate India’s industrial potential.
  • 29 Oct 2024
    • India
    • Defence & Security
    • United Kingdom

    India’s historic shift in attitude about a US base at Diego Garcia

    Rahul Jaybhay
    Scouring the archival records is revealing of New Delhi’s changing strategic priorities.
  • 25 Oct 2024
    • China
    • China-India Relations
    • India

    Have India and China achieved a border breakthrough?

    Amit Ranjan , Genevieve Donnellon-May
    Tensions in the Himalayas have been high since 2020. This latest deal is a step forward.
  • 15 Oct 2024
    • India
    • Canada

    Australia can’t escape the India-Canada crossfire

    Priya Chacko
    The latest revelations are a wake-up call over the extent of India’s foreign interference.
  • 10 Oct 2024
    • India

    India’s never-ending quest for global status

    Chietigj Bajpaee
    A debate about gaining a permanent seat on the UN Security Council reveals a deeper anxiety driving India’s ambition.
  • 3 Oct 2024
    • India
    • Pakistan
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Parting the waters: India v Pakistan

    Ambika Vishwanath , Ruth Gamble
  • 26 Sep 2024
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Quad
    • United States

    The Quad has solid foundations

    Kieran Thompson
    Questions of the group’s future after the leaders’ summit are misguided.
  • 24 Sep 2024
    • India
    • Energy
    • Sustainability
    • Africa

    India seizes a small chance to make a big difference in Africa’s solar transformation

    Manish Vaid
    Decentralised power projects – rather than expensive grid networks – are the focus of a new phase in the International Solar Alliance.
  • 23 Sep 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • India
    • North Korea
    • Singapore
    • South Korea
    • United States

    Power in Asia: Outliers and curiosities

    Susannah Patton , Jack Sato
    Some findings of the latest Asia Power Index controvert conventional wisdom.
  • 13 Sep 2024
    • India
    • India's Navy

    The implications of India’s newest ballistic missile submarine

    Samuel Bashfield
    Will the country’s latest SSBN further entrench nuclear competition in the Indo-Pacific?
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • China's Economy
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Japan
    • Japan's Economy
    • Geo-economics

    The geopolitical ripple effect of Asia’s ageing population

    Mohd. Yunus
    Economies, cultures and foreign policy objectives are set to evolve with the region’s shifting demographics.
  • 26 Aug 2024
    • Bangladesh
    • India
    • Trade

    The benefits of connection: India’s linkages to Bangladesh withstand local unrest

    Riya Sinha
    Roads and rail are the sinews of a strong relationship. But New Delhi cannot afford to be complacent about its regional ties.
  • 8 Aug 2024
    • India
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Resource security
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Mission possible: Making the most of Australia-India cooperation on critical minerals

    Titiksha Vashist , Zoe Jay Hawkins
    The Indian government has set itself a new ambition to meet green transition needs – and Australia is a perfect partner.
  • 8 Aug 2024
    • India
    • United Kingdom
    • Identities
    • Review

    A reckoning with empire

    Ved Shinde
    Two very different volumes on the legacies of imperialism expose the parallax of coloniser and colonised.
  • 25 Jul 2024
    • Asean
    • Bangladesh
    • India
    • Myanmar
    • Asylum seekers and refugees

    Could BIMSTEC be the answer to the Myanmar question?

    Arkoprabho Hazra
    With a new charter and fresh ambition, a little-known regional organisation has as big summit coming up in September.
  • 15 Jul 2024
    • India
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Time to jumpstart Australia-India clean energy cooperation

    Lisa Singh , Ujjwal Krishna
    A clear understanding of the policies, capabilities and trade and investment opportunities will help regain momentum.
  • 12 Jul 2024
    • Central Asia
    • China
    • India
    • Russia

    The global evolution of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

    Xiaoli Guo
    With countries from outside the region looking to join, is the SCO about to beef up its geopolitical clout?
  • 12 Jul 2024
    • India
    • Myanmar

    India’s “Act East” ambition must navigate Myanmar

    Anubhav S Goswami
    A surprise ministerial appointment might hint at a new diplomatic initiative.
  • 11 Jul 2024
    • India
    • India's Economy

    India faces a jobless growth problem

    Henry Storey
    With youth unemployment of up to 40 per cent, India’s challenges will not be solved by boosting manufacturing subsidies alone.
  • 10 Jul 2024
    • India
    • Russia

    Modi’s Moscow miscalculation

    Ian Hall
    Despite the bluster about foreign policy independence, the Indian PM could have kept Putin at a distance.
  • 4 Jul 2024
    • India
    • Review

    Eyes on India

    Mark Pierce
    The burdens of history should not be confused with sentimentalism in forging a modern relationship.
  • 3 Jul 2024
    • India

    Why Modi will go to Moscow

    Ved Shinde
    Many in the West will be annoyed by the sight of India’s PM shaking hands with Vladimir Putin, but they should remember the shadow of China’s leader.
  • 3 Jul 2024
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Global Economy

    India’s plan for a world without cash

    Evan Freidin
    Every day, almost half the globe’s digital transactions take place in India. The country is primed to own the domain.
  • 2 Jul 2024
    • India
    • Indonesian Elections

    Chandrababu Naidu: Modi’s coalition partner complements his global outlook

    Paras Ratna
    A cross-party consensus on India's foreign policy trajectory raises the chances of Andhra Pradesh gaining diplomatic prominence in future summits and foreign investments.
  • 21 Jun 2024
    • India
    • Quad

    Has India defanged the Quad?

    Chietigj Bajpaee
    The “Squad” may take focus away from the Quad on security issues, given India’s longstanding apprehension about alliances.
  • 17 Jun 2024
    • India
    • Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting

    India is totally slaying influencer diplomacy

    Arkoprabho Hazra
    Social media has changed the way people communicate, and public diplomacy has to keep pace.
  • 12 Jun 2024
    • India

    India’s election is done. What about running in the next one?

    Sanjay Pulipaka , Aditya Sinha
    The results capture most attention. But bringing the tally together takes more resources than is commonly appreciated.
  • 6 Jun 2024
    • India
    • Australia

    Modi 3.0: What India's election means for Australia and the world

    Lisa Singh
    Governing in coalition, the BJP may need to soften its hardline tactics to deepen ties with its strategic partners.
  • 5 Jun 2024
    • India

    India’s proud history of anti-incumbency is back

    Aarti Betigeri
    The Australian government will be cheered by continuity. Indian voters, meantime, have pushed back against the strongman.
  • 4 Jun 2024
    • India
    • Australia
    • Public Opinion

    The brakes on Australia’s ambition with India

    Daniel Flitton
    The biggest challenge is convincing the public to turn up the temperature on a lukewarm relationship.
  • 30 May 2024
    • Asean
    • India
    • Malaysia
    • Southeast Asia

    Does India’s Act East Policy matter to Southeast Asia?

    Yanitha Meena Louis , Jaideep Singh
    Ties with Malaysia make a powerful case study to assess regional ties with the South Asian giant. But others are doing better.
  • 29 May 2024
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Trade

    A growth agenda for India-Australia economic ties

    Soumya Bhowmick , Nilanjana Das
    Recent steps forward on the trade front have also cleared the way for greater ambition in the partnership.
  • 24 May 2024
    • India
    • Japan
    • Philippines
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Quad
    • United States

    The “Squad” is a welcome spin-off, but the Quad is the main game

    Rahul Mishra
    India might not perfectly align with its partners in the minilateral group but its Indo-Pacific heft is much greater than that of the Philippines.
  • 24 May 2024
    • India

    The extraordinary logistics of India’s election

    Sanjay Pulipaka
    The Indian state shows the best of itself when on a mission. That holds lessons – at home and abroad.
  • 16 May 2024
    • Asean
    • China
    • India
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Papua New Guinea

    Economic diplomacy: Budgeting for deglobalisation

    Greg Earl
    Keeping up with the worldwide shift to industry policy is stretching boundaries of both economics and diplomacy.
  • 14 May 2024
    • Bangladesh
    • India
    • Maldives

    “India Out”: What this campaign means for South Asian neighbours

    Tessa Walker
    Actors are finding benefits by picking and choosing sides.
  • 9 May 2024
    • India
    • United States

    In the story of an assassination plot, India decides to shoot the messenger

    Daniel Flitton
    Getting to the source of information can leave reporters open to criticism.
  • 9 May 2024
    • India
    • Japan
    • Philippines
    • South China Sea
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Quad
    • United States

    “Squad” goals: Consolidating the new quadrilateral partnership

    Richard Javad Heydarian
    With China flexing its muscle in the South China Sea, a revised grouping that includes the Philippines strikes a new balance.
  • 6 May 2024
    • India
    • Diplomacy

    Between the two worlds of an Indian diplomat

    Adarsh Badri
    Independence wasn’t a break with colonial ties but a transition – a process which has accelerated in recent years.
  • 3 May 2024
    • India

    India’s crackdown on journalists a sour note in the festival of democracy

    Alexandra Wake
    Trouble on the foreign beat isn’t new – but bringing home the news from the world’s most populous country is getting much harder.
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