West Asia

Syria: Vote 1 Bashar
Despite everyone telling him that he's got to go, Syria's President Bashar Assad has been steadfast in his refusal to do so, claiming that the only ones who can tell him it's…
Reader riposte: India's resource scarcity
Wilson Chau, a former Lowy Institute intern, writes: Really interesting email exchange with the co-authors of In Line Behind a Billion People. It is a book that I must read. If…
Indo-Pacific security links: China-Japan, Sierra Madre, drones, Diego Garcia and more
Dougal Robinson is a project research assistant in the Lowy Institute's International Security program. Andrew Erickson from the US Naval War College and his two co-authors have…
Loaded language on Israel-Palestine
Marty Harris is an assistant digital editor at the Lowy Institute. The International Press Institute has just released a guide for journalists on 'loaded language in the Israeli…
India links: Singh in China, crumbling monuments, Modi and Gandhi, and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Lowy Institute research associate. Her work focuses on Indian foreign and domestic policy, India-China relations and Asian security. This week Prime…
Indo-Pacific security links
'Indo-Pacific' is an increasingly recognised term in the analysis of Asian strategic issues. Of course, there’s debate about what it means and the extent to which such a super…
A lifetime observing India
Danielle Rajendram is a Lowy Institute research associate. Her work focuses on Indian foreign and domestic policy, India-China relations and Asian security. [vimeo:77370160] Lowy…
China-India: Dr Singh goes to Beijing
Shashank Joshi is a doctoral student at Harvard University's Department of Government and a Research Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute, London. He tweets here. Indian…
India links: Cyclone Phailin, Sachin Tendulkar, Mukherjee, Pakistan peace and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Lowy Institute research associate. Her work focuses on Indian foreign and domestic policy, India-China relations and Asian security. Jay Panda looks at…
China's aid program: Why the numbers matter
Dr Philippa Brant is a Lowy Institute Research Associate. China’s aid policy, like almost everything China does on the world stage, attracts close scrutiny and often…