Ruth Gamble
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Biography
Publications
Dr Ruth Gamble is a lecturer in history at La Trobe University. She is an environmental and cultural historian whose research focuses on the Himalaya, the Tibetan Plateau and water in Asia.
![The local cost of rising India-China tensions](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2018.08.08.R1_56%2C%20Pangong%20Tso%20copy.jpg?itok=KvcWtG01)
The local cost of rising India-China tensions
The recent territorial disputes in the Himalaya have a long history. They also imperil the future of a fragile place.
![Geopolitical moves in Jammu and Kashmir have a local cost, too](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1146941256-min.jpg?itok=eMLcraTc)
Geopolitical moves in Jammu and Kashmir have a local cost, too
The planned dissolution not only creates a regional disturbance, but tips the balance against minority rights.
![Book review: unruly waters shape South Asia’s history](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Book%20review%20stock%20image_0.jpeg?itok=Bw17Kntt)
Book review: unruly waters shape South Asia’s history
An engaging study of the consequences of over-exploiting precious water reserves is missing some important local voices.
![Thawing tensions in the Himalaya](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/IMG_1325.jpeg?itok=5dUCTdQE)
Thawing tensions in the Himalaya
Geopolitics are transforming this influential region politically, culturally, linguistically, and environmentally.