Asia
Timor-Leste heads for minority government
Almost two months since the 22 July election, a new government will be sworn in today in Dili. Fretilin, with 23 seats in parliament, has joined with Democratic Party (PD) which…
‘Suicide note’?: Turnbull’s North Korea rhetoric will no longer wash
Here are a few quotes from Prime Minister Turnbull today after North Korea's latest ballistic missile test:
This is a sign, I believe, of their frustration at the increased…
Analyses
Managing economic risk in Asia: A strategy for Australia
Australia can use its economic diplomacy to manage economic risks in the region, and should engage with the International Monetary Fund and regional partners to close gaps in…
With an eye on Beijing, India and Japan double down
In 1999, India’s then foreign minister, Jaswant Singh, travelled to Tokyo to smooth ruffled feathers after India's nuclear tests of that year. 'Relations between Japan and India…
A test for Australia in Marawi
The continuing conflict in the southern Philippines has engaged Australia's regional counter-terrorism interests like never before. Few predicted that the siege of Marawi, now…
A big step back for Myanmar
It is always difficult to know exactly what is happening in Myanmar, particularly when eye-witness accounts and reliable reports are dismissed by the Naypyidaw government as …
Coming full-circle in the Sino-Indian relationship
Despite the recent BRICS Summit's theme of a 'stronger partnership for a brighter future', the two-month stand-off between China and India at the Doklam plateau (which China…
Modi banking on jobs from Make in India
Make in India. It’s one of Narendra Modi’s signature policies - trumpeted by the prime minister to both domestic and foreign audiences, and exhaustively promoted by his government…
The twisted politics of terrorism in Myanmar
The major and protracted humanitarian crisis in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State has serious local, regional and global implications. Many have rightly deplored the human rights…
China: No country for old men?
On 18 October the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party will kick off, and the new makeup of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) will be revealed. The…