Asia
Analyses
China's foreign policy dilemma
Therefore Chinese foreign policy can be expected to be reactive. This may have serious consequences because of the potentially explosive nature of two of China's most pressing…
Lahore: The heart of Pakistan
Alicia Mollaun, a PhD candidate at the Crawford School at ANU, is based in Islamabad. All photos were taken by Alicia.
Badshahi Mosque.
Lahore is a stunning old city and is…
Video: A day in India
Glorious!
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More such food-themed travel videos here. (H/t Kottke.) Sam Roggeveen
India linkage: Rahul Gandhi, 'Indian Spring', Japan relations, 2014 poll, Republic Day 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.
Rajeev Mantri and Harsh…
The Syrian deadlock (part 1)
The second anniversary of the Syrian civil war is looming and the political and military situation remains deadlocked. The Assad regime's superiority in conventional weapons has…
Singapore Government loses control of narrative
Dr Michael Barr is a Senior Lecturer at Flinders University and Editor-in-Chief, Asian Studies Review.
Last weekend's by-election in Singapore has inflicted the fourth electoral…
Reader riposte: China training Cambodian army?
Chris Williams writes:
I need to challenge your China linkage reporter for 29 January for drawing the headline directly from the Bangkok Post source article, 'China will train…
China linkage: An anti-Japan protester's tale, New Year migration, smog, corruption and more
Joel Wing-Lun is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.
A migrant worker describes how he was caught up in the anti-Japanese protests over disputed…
Documentary trailer: The Act of Killing
I'm sorry to spring this disturbing trailer on readers as you wind down for the weekend (a long weekend in Australia), but this film looks too astonishing not to share. Here's…
India linkage: Dabangg 2, China, social media, India-US relations, Manmohan Singh 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.
Has India lost the…