Essays & reportage
28 April 2018
Extract | Discarded hair makes a circuitous journey from India to the West, gathering value along the way
International
23 April 2018
India’s Narendra Modi visits China this week as the two countries continue to grapple with internal challenges
Books & arts
1 September 2017
Books | Shashi Tharoor’s vigorous rejoinder to defenders of empire teaches other lessons as well
International
12 July 2017
Despite more than a century of negotiations, the China–India border dispute has flared again, this time under two strongly nationalist leaders
International
21 March 2017
The BJP’s landslide victory in this populous Indian state reflects a potentially combustible mix of old and new
Books & arts
1 December 2016
Books | Can a personalised leadership style achieve results in this diverse and complex country?
Books & arts
20 May 2016
Books | Two new books throw light on the social and religious forces swirling around Narendra Modi’s Indian government, writes Bob Smith
International
4 March 2016
Is the world big enough for both of them, ask Kerry Brown and Marya Shakil
Books & arts
15 September 2015
Books | Kate Sullivan reviews a new history that challenges enduring myths about Australia’s relations with India
Correspondents
16 June 2015
Now in its sixth year, the Kashish Queer Film Festival reflects an India that is changing regardless of lawmakers or the courts, reports Dennis Altman
Books & arts
10 June 2015
Books | What happens when a party of true believers led by a ferociously motivated politician takes on a dying government? Robin Jeffrey charts an enigmatic…
International
3 July 2014
Myanmar is in the thick of the Asian century, writes Nicholas Farrelly
International
9 June 2014
Indrani Ganguly looks at how women are faring in the political upheaval following the election of the Modi government in India
International
19 May 2014
Robin Jeffrey looks at the Indian election result and its implications
International
13 February 2014
A tired Congress Party looks unlikely to win this year’s national election, writes Robin Jeffrey
Books & arts
18 October 2013
Robin Jeffrey reviews a richly researched wake-up call from two distinguished India-watchers
Books & arts
17 May 2013
The mobile phone turned forty last month. Ramon Lobato reviews three recent books about the worlds it has created
International
14 February 2013
With subscriber numbers heading for a billion, the disruptive impact of mobile phones in India could be enormous. In this extract from their new book, Robin Jeffrey and…
International
3 May 2012
India has pursued two curiously contradictory approaches to nuclear proliferation since independence, writes Kate Sullivan
National affairs
26 March 2012
If we want to engage or compete with universities in Asia, we need to be clear about the aims of our own education system
Books & arts
21 December 2011
With the right leadership Burma could undoubtedly use its position between China and India to its advantage, writes Nicholas Farrelly
National affairs
23 November 2011
The debate over uranium exports to India has ignored the most important argument of all, writes Andy Butfoy
International
31 August 2011
Deep political disillusionment in India won’t be solved simply by creating a new anti-corruption czar, writes Robin Jeffrey
Books & arts
27 July 2011
Joseph Lelyveld’s new biography of Mahatma Gandhi caused a storm in India even before it was published there. Thomas Weber looks at the book and its critics
Books & arts
28 June 2011
Christopher Snedden reviews two books – a memoir and a novel – about the conflict in Kashmir
Books & arts
23 March 2011
Robin Jeffrey reviews Anand Giridharadas’s vivid new account of a nation in transition
National affairs
4 February 2011
Regardless of their long-term significance, China’s defence decisions are creating unease in South Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker
Books & arts
19 January 2011
Mumbai is a big city getting bigger, writes Jim Masselos, but amid the crowds the quest for freedom goes on
International
19 August 2010
A disputed border continues to fuel tension between China and India, but there are also good reasons for better relations, writes Louise Merrington
International
29 July 2010
Will Pakistan continue its longstanding policy of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, asks Sandy Gordon