Grant Wyeth

Grant Wyeth is a researcher at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, and a columnist for The Diplomat. He specialises in Canada and India.

Articles by Grant Wyeth (8)

Grant Wyeth 27 Aug 2020 07:00

Australia needs the workers, the Pacific needs the jobs

Striking the right balance between backpackers and the seasonal workers is key to Canberra’s neighbourhood ambition.
Grant Wyeth 1 Jul 2020 16:15

Canada won’t fall for China’s hostage diplomacy

Releasing Meng Wanzhou wouldn’t raise Canada’s standing with China. Worse, it would betray its closest partner.
Grant Wyeth 18 Feb 2020 12:00

Minority rights are suddenly the new turf for India-Pakistan rivalry

Handing back a Hindu temple in Balochistan appears a deliberate contrast with fears over treatment of Muslims in India.
Grant Wyeth 23 Sep 2019 06:00

Canada’s Indo-Pacific pivot

Canada has long looked across the Atlantic but the pull of the Pacific flank is growing stronger.
Grant Wyeth 17 Jul 2019 06:00

Harnessing demographic destiny

Competition for the world’s best and brightest will intensify as global population growth slows. Is Australia ready?
Grant Wyeth 22 May 2019 14:00

As India tallies votes, Modi might win government but not the country

Indian democracy is a messy and highly complex affair, and serves as a bulwark against revolutionary changes.
Grant Wyeth 8 Aug 2018 15:00

Saudis try block Canada’s feminist foreign policy

An online spat has escalated into a formal diplomatic break in a test of the values professed by the Trudeau government.
Grant Wyeth 22 Nov 2017 11:07

Australia’s citizenship saga projects an insular image

How a country judges itself is the basis for international relations.