West Asia
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…
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…
Henderson's head-scratcher
Interpreter alumnus Andrew Carr does sterling work on Twitter today, drily recounting Gerard Henderson's 'scoop' in the SMH:
Here are the opening two paragraphs of Henderson's…
India linkage: Narendra Modi, Japan relations, China relations, Pakistan relations 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.
How stark are the…
The Pakistan march: What next?
Alicia Mollaun, a PhD candidate at the Crawford School at ANU, is based in Islamabad.
The winds of change are stirring in Islamabad. On Monday 14 January, tens of thousands of…
China and India in the Fiji equation
Professor Wadan Narsey is an Adjunct Professor at The Cairns Institute.
The Fiji regime's clear breach of its own decrees and roadmap to democracy, as described in my previous…
Policy experimentation in Afghanistan
From Fred Kaplan's latest column:
...at the end of 2009, Obama sent an additional 33,000 troops to Afghanistan, a surge of nearly 50 percent above the 68,000 already there—and…
India linkage: Delhi protests, BRICS, economy, solar and hydro, US-India relations 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.
The gang-rape protests…
Delhi rape protests: India's middle class awakening
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.
The brutal gang-rape and…