India
Could BIMSTEC be the answer to the Myanmar question?
“BIMSTEC” is one of the many technical and not-quite-pronounceable acronyms that pepper conversation about diplomatic affairs. It stands for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi…
Time to jumpstart Australia-India clean energy cooperation
Australia and India are already working together to advance their clean energy ambitions, but not on the scale that the relationship finds itself in other spheres.Serious efforts…
The global evolution of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
The annual meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) – the political, economic, security and defence organisation established by China and Russia in 2001 – have long…
India’s “Act East” ambition must navigate Myanmar
The reappointment of Subramanyam Jaishankar as the External Affairs Minister of India in Narendra Modi’s third term as Prime Minister was widely expected. However, the…
India faces a jobless growth problem
New Delhi’s “Make in India” agenda has undoubtedly attracted leading global players who may once have thought India not worth the effort. Companies including Samsung, Hyundai…
Modi’s Moscow miscalculation
Narendra Modi’s recent summit with Vladimir Putin was met with understandable outrage. Pictures of the Indian Prime Minister bearhugging the Russian President and receiving Russia…
Eyes on India
The Shortest History of India, by John Zubrzycki. (Black Inc, 2022)Australia’s Pivot to India, by Andrew Charlton (Black Inc, 2023)With their compact coverage of broad subjects,…
Why Modi will go to Moscow
Indian foreign policy is playing at a consistent tempo. Just four days after being sworn in for a third term last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Italy attending the…
India’s plan for a world without cash
In recent years, India has become a major player in the digital payment space, outpacing its allies and rivals. In 2022, 46 per cent of real-time global digital transactions took…
Chandrababu Naidu: Modi’s coalition partner complements his global outlook
India’s 2024 general election resulted in a coalition government – the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party leading the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) but falling short…