West Asia
India Poll 2013: Big threats, big expectations
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program.
Today the Lowy Institute, in partnership with the Australia India Institute,…
Syria: A week is a long time
In order to make any sense of a conflict it is necessary to take the long view; snapshots at any particular time can skew one's perspective. But having said that, this week has…
India links: Defence FDI, Narendra Modi, the coal mafia, Manmohan Singh's legacy 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.
Why India's defence…
Iran elections: Rise of the guardians
Given Australia's unofficial nine-month long election campaign, it is worth noting that, six weeks out from the Iranian presidential election, the names of the candidates are not…
India links: China relations, Congress Party, urbanisation, nuclear deterrence and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program.
Why the 2014 elections will be important both in India and internationally.
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Trailer: Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips tells the story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009, which was eventually brought to end by US Navy SEALs in what was interpreted as an early foreign policy…
Free and fair? Pakistan's election woes
Alicia Mollaun is a PhD Candidate at the Crawford School at ANU. She has lived in Islamabad since 2010. Photo is by the author.
Back in Australia, our election day concerns…
Syria: Claims, damned claims and reality
I wrote previously about the philosophical reluctance of President Obama to use US power unless key US interests were at stake. Martin Indyk's excellent talk at the Lowy Institute…
Indyk, Fullilove, Obama and Corleone
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'80 percent of life is showing up', said Woody Allen. But did he have any advice about leaving?
As my post from last Thursday made clear, I was more than…
India links: Ladakh, Power 500, ad industry, US relations, economic slowdown 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.
China and India are in…