27 Jul 2022
The Quad needs a futures focus
A better – and public – understanding is needed of the cascading effects of regional challenges.
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26 Jul 2022
India’s social media crackdown is a challenge to the rules-based order
Sweeping new laws raise concerns about free speech and the character of India as an Indo-Pacific power. -
26 Jul 2022
A smoke screen of “normalcy” in Kashmir
In the ethnically diverse region, a displaced minority continues to battle for its rights. -
25 Jul 2022
India’s economy after Covid
Digitalisation is helping the top and the bottom, but jobs are a big concern. -
25 Jul 2022
Why India needs a refugee law
Adopting international standards will not only benefit people seeking asylum but India’s relations in the neighbourhood. -
25 Jul 2022
India’s trade policy needs to prioritise the region
New Delhi’s economic integration with Asian neighbours will enhance global value chains and ensure its trade resilience. -
27 Jun 2022
India-Pakistan: regional rivalries still rule in Afghanistan
The visit of an Indian delegation for talks with the Taliban in Kabul has raised eyebrows in neighbouring Pakistan. -
27 Jun 2022
Why Australia shouldn’t put all its eggs in the Quad basket
The regional security pact is yet to prove its worth. Options must be kept open, with minilaterals top of the list. -
27 Jun 2022
India-Australia relations: Positivity might be coming at a cost
The tricky terrain of maintaining values and of keeping pace with changing colours in the Australian-Indian community. -
10 Jun 2022
India’s inconsistent adherence to the Women, Peace and Security agenda
Sending women to serve as peacekeepers is laudable. But at home, women continue to be marginalised. -
8 Jun 2022
The Pyongyang problem for the Quad
North Korea poses a challenge for regional security, and so often China has stood to benefit from such instability. -
27 May 2022
A tale of two countries: interpreting The Kashmir Files
Once famed for their secular constitutions, India and Singapore have taken different tacks on religious vilification. -
26 May 2022
“Black ships”, the Quad and space
Satellite technology underpins the attempt to tackle China’s illegal fishing. -
26 May 2022
Albanese steps cautiously through the Quad wrangle
Japan’s media enthusiastically covered the “diplomatic debut” of Australia’s new PM, expecting continuity over change. -
17 May 2022
No Gas: Lessons from Poland and Bulgaria for the Quad
The risk of disrupted energy supplies is not only in Europe but a danger in the Indo-Pacific, too. -
17 May 2022
AUKUS: More than meets the eye
A series of small, overlapping initiatives are combining to bolster the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific. -
16 May 2022
Pakistani separatists turn their sights on China
A Balochistan independence group has ordered Beijing to quit its interests in the region … to no effect. -
22 Apr 2022
India-Russia: A friend in need
New Delhi’s reluctance to speak out on Ukraine is also influenced by own ambition in the disputed Kashmir region. -
21 Apr 2022
A first for India and a chance to trade up with Australia
The new trade deal should be a stepping stone for the two countries to make their economic partnership comprehensive. -
11 Apr 2022
Can Shah Rukh Khan help India “Act East”?
Bollywood has star power, even in Indonesia, as the Lowy Poll revealed. It’s time to capitalise on the connection. -
8 Apr 2022
How Japan can help nudge India away from Russia
India’s biggest security headache remains a belligerent China, and Japan should look to help ease this challenge. -
4 Apr 2022
AUKUS can be a good platform for cooperation with India
And it wouldn’t be the first time the partners had worked together, either. -
29 Mar 2022
India consolidates its role in southern Maldives
But Australia and other international partners have a role, too. -
21 Mar 2022
Does the Quad Plus add up?
The four-way security group should walk its talk about an inclusive region by stepping up dialogue with other countries. -
15 Mar 2022
Common enemies and instinctive friends
Presenting the world as one of binary choices can undermine good policymaking. -
10 Mar 2022
The Ukraine war could transform India’s military preparedness
Russia on a war footing will be less capable of providing India with critical defence equipment. -
9 Mar 2022
China is key to understanding India’s dilemma over Ukraine
Quad partners have recognised New Delhi needs its military ties with Moscow to stand against Beijing. -
9 Mar 2022
Asia’s space race: China leads India on strategy
Beijing and New Delhi’s space programs have very different backstories and have taken markedly different trajectories. -
4 Mar 2022
Back in the USSR – surprises in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
It’d be funny, if it wasn’t so deadly serious. -
3 Mar 2022
Australia and the crisis in Europe: threats and opportunities
A global contest of values and interests – and sharply divergent visions of order - is now dramatically intensified. -
2 Mar 2022
Is India’s row over hijabs about optics – or opportunity?
Teenagers in a small southern state test the country’s tradition of religious pluralism. -
16 Feb 2022
Beyond the Quad: Fostering stronger India-Australia ties
A common concern about China cannot be the lone factor for enduring engagement. -
9 Feb 2022
Delivering promises will show steel in Quad
Presidents Xi and Putin make a deliberate show of solidarity, but Quad partners should focus on boosting defence ties. -
2 Feb 2022
India’s northeast: An integral piece of the puzzle
Ongoing unrest in the country’s border regions has forced a rethink on security challenges and self-determination. -
10 Jan 2022
Indian Ocean step-up
India is in the driver’s seat to build new security structures in the region, but it can’t do it alone. -
22 Dec 2021
India remains divided about AUKUS
Something about the new Australia, UK and US deal suggests it could detract from the value and usefulness of the Quad. -
21 Dec 2021
India’s beauty and the beast
From UN seats and economic rebounds to Miss Universe wins and Olympic golds, it’s been quite a year. -
7 Dec 2021
In 2021, interest in Australian education has waned for Indians
Singled out by travel bans, exploited at work and a sense local standards are slipping has turned Indian students off. -
3 Dec 2021
Twenty years of BRICS
As analysis by acronym, it has been a stunning success. But for reorganising global economic governance? -
2 Dec 2021
Russia, more than China, leaves India with a dilemma
Navigating Taiwan strife seems simple compared to India’s awkward position on Ukraine. -
24 Nov 2021
India, China cop finger pointing in climate politics
It really depends on your perspective as to who deserves blame for a disappointing process in Glasgow. -
24 Nov 2021
Maldives: India first or India out?
Relations between one of the largest countries in the world and one of the smallest inevitably brings sensitivities. -
9 Nov 2021
India’s answer to China’s ports in Sri Lanka
Adani’s multimillion-dollar investment in Colombo not only makes commercial sense, it’s a strategic game-changer, too. -
2 Nov 2021
Sport between India and Pakistan is not just that
Players – or countries – can send a message in victory and defeat. -
27 Oct 2021
AUKUS? Quad? FOIP? A fragmented approach cannot counter China
Only a coherent policy for the Indo-Pacific will work. The West needs to offer a strong economic balance to Beijing. -
20 Oct 2021
India’s AI conundrum
Thriving automation and AI industries pose difficult decisions for a country with an ever-growing workforce. -
5 Oct 2021
Could India join the Five Eyes?
The benefits for New Delhi are no secret. But access to intelligence does come at a price. -
21 Sep 2021
Australia-India trade deal: An early harvest or cherry picking?
A pragmatic tone appears to distinguish the revived talks. Ambitious, not so much. -
26 Aug 2021
Economic diplomacy: After Kabul, Australia looks to India
Australia has a lower war-to-aid ratio, but the US is more transparent about its failure against the Taliban. -
24 Aug 2021
India fears a poison harvest from Afghanistan
The Taliban takeover forces a regional realignment and has left New Delhi wondering about its past investment.