Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.
- The Australia India Institute is holding its annual conference from Wednesday to today. Follow the #argumentativeindian hashtag on Twitter to keep up. International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf and I (@DRajendram) are also tweeting from the event.
- There's been plenty of commentary on the recent cabinet reshuffle in both Indian and international media.
- This blog looks at the implications of appointing Salman Khurshid as Minister of External Affairs for India-Pakistan relations.
- Sadanand Dhume asks whether India's political class is up to the task of leading India to prosperity.
- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act guarantees 100 days of paid work to rural households. Will India be able to deliver? (NB. This article is paywalled.)
- Arvind Subramanian assesses India's recent economic reforms.
- How much influence do Indian state governments have on foreign policy?
- Purnendra Jain and Peter Mayer argue that the Asian Century White Paper, launched last Sunday at the Lowy Institute, has elevated India to its rightful place in our national discourse. The foreword of the White Paper is even available in Hindi.