Asia
India links: Defence FDI, Narendra Modi, the coal mafia, Manmohan Singh's legacy and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.
Why India's defence…
Commentary
China is no threat to our dominance in the Pacific Islands
Jenny Hayward-Jones writes in an opinion piece for ABC's The Drum that just because Chinese companies are engaged in economic competition in the Pacific Islands does not…
Commentary
China no rival in the battle for island influence
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Jenny Hayward-Jones writes that instead of speculating on the hidden intentions of China’s growing engagement with the Pacific Islands…
Four fascinating years in Timor-Leste
Gordon Peake is a Visiting Fellow at the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, ANU.
Interpreter readers with long memories may remember my name from a series of…
Will Aung San Suu Kyi be president of Burma?
Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow?at the Griffith Asia Institute.
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One question uppermost in the minds of many who attended last week's Lowy Institute's panel…
Dreaming of China in the Pacific Islands
Research staff at the Lowy Institute meet with many visiting foreign delegations: European foreign ministers, US State Department and Pentagon officials, Pacific Island MPs,…
Today in killer robot planes
Chinese military websites have been abuzz lately with images emerging of China's first stealth drone, dubbed 'Sharp Sword', which has started undertaking so-called 'taxi trials' …
Polling
India Poll 2013
The India Poll 2013 is one of the most comprehensive surveys ever conducted on the attitudes of Indian citizens towards their future in the world. Photo: Flickr user…
Reader riposte: Divided Asia
Professor Richard Rosecrance writes on a recent discussion thread about the above graphic:
The main problem with the 'Asian circle' is not its population or its economic…
Iran elections: Rise of the guardians
Given Australia's unofficial nine-month long election campaign, it is worth noting that, six weeks out from the Iranian presidential election, the names of the candidates are not…