15 Jul 2025
Pivot to the West: India’s changing trade strategy
Even for a country of India’s economic size, not prioritising exports is unviable.
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11 Jul 2025
Can Australia, India and Indonesia really sail together?
Mismatched strategic culture is the main obstacle to joint maritime security ambitions. -
10 Jul 2025
India-Australia: A partnership a long time coming
There are important lessons from the last time Canberra and New Delhi sought to forge common cause. -
4 Jul 2025
The Indus Treaty verdict: When water outlasts war
A Hague ruling against India’s treaty “abeyance” might stop a precedent that could spread from China to Bangladesh. -
1 Jul 2025
Indonesia, Australia, and India: Overcoming barriers to trilateral partnership
Three Indo-Pacific powers search for common ground amid US-China rivalry. -
30 Jun 2025
Long-distance nationalism tests Australia’s multicultural harmony
Reaction to the Pahalgam attack from afar showed the social media stress faced by diaspora communities. -
27 Jun 2025
The India-Australia military partnership must move from paper to practice
Operationalising existing military agreements for real cooperation is key. -
23 Jun 2025
Kashmir: The identity crisis at the heart of the three-way territorial contest
Rich resources and vital rivers make Kashmir a prize worth fighting for, but neither India, Pakistan nor China will give ground. -
19 Jun 2025
India and Pakistan are on a global charm offensive, but is it worth listening?
Both sides have a story to tell but dialogue appears to be a dead end. -
16 Jun 2025
Putting the “Indo” in Indo-Pacific, Australia’s westward pivot
Embassy openings and patrol boat gifts signal Canberra's recognition that Indian Ocean influence requires active engagement. -
13 Jun 2025
China’s cartographic claims test fragile India rapprochement
Despite four years of negotiations and recent agreements, territorial assertions continue to strain ties between the two powers. -
4 Jun 2025
India’s concern could reshape Australia's Pakistan defence ties
It’s a good time for Canberra to reassess military cooperation with Islamabad given limited influence and competing Indo-Pacific priorities. -
3 Jun 2025
Five years is a long time in Australia-India relations, but there is still more to do
A stocktake of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. -
3 Jun 2025
The tariff war that’s accelerating Asia’s trade transformation
As the deadline for suspension looms, regional economies are looking to patch the vulnerabilities of regional economic architecture. -
30 May 2025
Why Jaishankar may be India’s most Nehruvian diplomat since Nehru himself
The External Affairs Minister is often critical of India’s founding PM, but his worldview and methods are a mirror. -
19 May 2025
Hashtag geopolitics: Understanding the power of memes in the India-Pakistan conflict
In an era where wars are fought as much with symbols as with bullets, memes have become tools of influence, contestation, and digital diplomacy. -
14 May 2025
Abnormal states: Kashmir between empire, insurgency, and intrigue
An Australian general played a little-known but crucial role in one of the world’s deadliest flashpoints. -
12 May 2025
India-Pakistan ceasefire: Modi faces “re-hyphenation” challenge after Trump’s Kashmir mediation claims
Has India changed position on third party mediation in the longstanding dispute? -
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6 May 2025
The Australia-India defence relationship is not all about the numbers
Moving from agreement to trust will bring maturity to the partnership and build something more self-sustaining. -
2 May 2025
Kashmir: Why was India so quick to blame Pakistan?
Failures in New Delhi’s Kashmir policy should be examined. -
30 Apr 2025
Tariffs and terrorism are derailing China-India rapprochement
And that’s where the 21st century contest will be felt most. -
29 Apr 2025
Kashmir and what’s next after the Pahalgam attack: How India’s partners could help in this crisis
Stepping up overflight surveillance in the Indian Ocean would be a good start. -
28 Apr 2025
India-Pakistan relations hit a new low
After the recent terrorist attack in Kashmir, where to for New Delhi and Islamabad? -
23 Apr 2025
Terrorist attack marks grim Kashmir milestone
The attack aims to reignite tensions just as Kashmir and India had begun to establish a new regional and international narrative. -
23 Apr 2025
T20 diplomacy? The virtues of Test cricket in uncertain times
Finding political wisdom in sport’s long game. -
14 Apr 2025
Three-way energy play: The India-Sri Lanka-UAE deal in Trincomalee
Pipeline politics transform a Second World War-era fuel tank farm into a regional prize. -
14 Apr 2025
Why Bangladesh is courting China – and what India can do about it
A balancing act carries risks. -
28 Mar 2025
India’s support for Chagos sovereignty speaks volumes
New Delhi’s backing of Mauritius on Chagos is a calculated geopolitical move within a shifting Indo-Pacific order. -
25 Mar 2025
Raisina Dialogue: Triumph of the fence-sitters
As India sees it, the country’s position of non-alignment has stood the test of time. -
24 Mar 2025
Could India be the third wheel in a G2 world?
Vignettes from Delhi’s annual geopolitics bazaar. -
21 Mar 2025
As the world goes regional, India thinks global (perhaps to its detriment)
And for all the bluster, neither India nor China has filled the void in governance left by the US retreat from global leadership. -
18 Mar 2025
A battle without weapons that fuels India–Pakistan nationalism
The daily spectacular that dazzles and delights is rooted in power and propaganda. -
13 Mar 2025
Trump’s tariffs on India: Modi will have to step back to move ahead
US efforts to pry open India’s markets will leave Modi in a difficult position with domestic business interests. -
11 Mar 2025
Why Australia–India maritime ties matter
Strengthening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific will be good not just for the region but for global security and trade. -
4 Mar 2025
Navigating new realities in India–Bangladesh ties
Quiet rather than “megaphone” diplomacy will help Delhi and Dhaka forge a mutually beneficial relationship. -
12 Feb 2025
The British, Bombay and businesses in Indian foreign policy
It’s helpful that India’s international economic aspirations neatly dovetail with the ambitions of business magnates. -
11 Feb 2025
Howdy Modi under Trump II
India will maintain its policy of autonomy while sharing concerns with the United States over China’s rise. -
7 Feb 2025
Revealing India’s Cold War secrets
Indians worried about interference by “the foreign hand” in their affairs might have over-estimated their adversaries. -
6 Feb 2025
China’s Medog county mega-dam is bad news for India and Bangladesh
The downstream implications of a water conflict underscore the need for better regional cooperation. -
3 Feb 2025
The deadly consequences of disinformation in the Pacific
International partners, including Australia and India, are well placed to counter the scourge. -
3 Feb 2025
The revival of Bangladesh-Pakistan ties
Old enemies are becoming fast friends, and this has not gone unnoticed in the neighbourhood. -
23 Jan 2025
The population paradox in India
India is growing in some states, declining in others – but rapidly ageing all over. -
9 Jan 2025
India may not be interested in geopolitics, but geopolitics is interested in India
The coming year will test the boundaries of India’s “strategic autonomy”. -
8 Jan 2025
Manmohan Singh: Remembering an Indian reformer and internationalist
Singh’s leadership ended India’s economic and nuclear isolation from the world and lifted hundreds of millions out of multidimensional poverty. -
6 Jan 2025
Test Cricket’s world cup forgets what’s best about the game
Cricket’s centre of power has long outgrown its colonial roots. -
19 Dec 2024
Indians are streets ahead of their government in foreign policy
In terms of partners, Delhi is multi-aligned, but where would most Indians prefer to migrate? -
6 Dec 2024
Agartala attack strains India-Bangladesh ties
The breach at a diplomatic compound tells of wider troubles between the neighbours. -
28 Nov 2024
Maldives ditches “India-Out” for an economic lifeline
The bilateral reset came as a relief amidst a slew of worrisome setbacks for New Delhi in the neighbourhood. -
28 Nov 2024
Sri Lanka votes for change
Primed for unrest, the country’s elections went off without incident, and a new man-of-the-people has emerged as leader.