Aarti Betigeri

Aarti Betigeri
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Aarti Betigeri is a multi-platform journalist and former foreign correspondent based in Canberra. She is a correspondent for Monocle and contributes to various other local and foreign media outlets. She recently returned to Australia after almost a decade in India, where she reported across South Asia for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, the Christian Science Monitor, Public Radio International, and many others. She has interviewed three world leaders and worked on major investigative journalism initiatives including an ABC Foreign Correspondent documentary on international surrogacy. Prior to moving to India, she was a television news journalist and presenter with the ABC and SBS.

Another proxy war in Afghanistan?
Another proxy war in Afghanistan?
India and Pakistan both have deep ties to Afghanistan and as US troops withdraw, a fresh conflict may fill the void.
Central Vista Project: Raining on Modi’s parade
Central Vista Project: Raining on Modi’s parade
Politicians, historians and intellectuals have lined up in opposition to New Delhi’s reimagined grand boulevard.
Indians are becoming visible in Australia like never before
Indians are becoming visible in Australia like never before
Outrage over the two-week India travel ban is another marker of the diaspora’s growing influence in Australian politics.
India: Smoke and mirrors
India: Smoke and mirrors
India’s terrible Covid tragedy, still on the rise, reveals who really keeps the country from falling apart.
Bhutan: Happy days for the jab in between a strategic pinch
Bhutan: Happy days for the jab in between a strategic pinch
The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations is a remarkable achievement for the kingdom. More tests lie ahead.
In India, a taste of political variety
In India, a taste of political variety
State elections will test whether diversity in local politics can steer the country away from one-party dominance.
India’s Koo plots a digital coup
India’s Koo plots a digital coup
A Twitter clone is gaining ground, but where does the push to localise social media end up?
India launches its mammoth vaccine drive
India launches its mammoth vaccine drive
Two Covid vaccines are rolling out across the  country – and offers to neighbours might boost India's reputation.
Can Modi calm the farm?
Can Modi calm the farm?
A “crash or crash through” approach has served India’s PM well, but India’s farmers are proving a bigger obstacle.
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