International
A struggle for India’s soul
Robin Jeffrey
12 March 2019
Despite the border flare-up, the national election result seems likely to be tighter this time
International
#MeToo’s subcontinental shockwaves
Kerry Brown & Marya Shakil
22 November 2018
In a tale of two countries, India is reacting but China is largely unmoved
Books & arts
Messing about with boats and billionaires
Robin Jeffrey
24 October 2018
Books | Two reporters find different ways to understand modern India
National affairs
Australia and India: is it different this time?
Robin Jeffrey
14 August 2018
Along with the vast increase in migration, most signs point to increased cooperation between Australia and India
National affairs
Garbage in, energy out?
Robin Jeffrey and Assa Doron
4 June 2018
Can Australia learn from India’s war on waste?
Essays & reportage
Untangling the hair trade
Assa Doron & Robin Jeffrey
28 April 2018
Extract | Discarded hair makes a circuitous journey from India to the West, gathering value along the way
International
Domestic disharmony
Kerry Brown & Marya Shakil
23 April 2018
India’s Narendra Modi visits China this week as the two countries continue to grapple with internal challenges
Books & arts
British India: the case for the prosecution
Robin Jeffrey
1 September 2017
Books | Shashi Tharoor’s vigorous rejoinder to defenders of empire teaches other lessons as well
International
Territory trouble
Louise Merrington
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
Did economics triumph in Uttar Pradesh?
Pawan Singh & Jonathan Balls
21 March 2017
The BJP’s landslide victory in this populous Indian state reflects a potentially combustible mix of old and new
Books & arts
India’s leader: a two-year assessment
Bob Smith
1 December 2016
Books | Can a personalised leadership style achieve results in this diverse and complex country?
Books & arts
The battle for India’s soul
Bob Smith
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
Xi and Modi: parallel autocrats?
Kerry Brown & Marya Shakil
4 March 2016
Is the world big enough for both of them, ask Kerry Brown and Marya Shakil
Books & arts
Rediscovering India
Kate Sullivan
15 September 2015
Books | Kate Sullivan reviews a new history that challenges enduring myths about Australia’s relations with India
In Mumbai, the contradictions and delights of hybridity and pastiche
Dennis Altman
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
The rise and rise of Narendra Modi
Robin Jeffrey
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…
Books & arts
Gloriously improbable India
Robin Jeffrey
18 October 2013
Robin Jeffrey reviews a richly researched wake-up call from two distinguished India-watchers
Books & arts
Among Asia’s giants
Nicholas Farrelly
21 December 2011
With the right leadership Burma could undoubtedly use its position between China and India to its advantage, writes Nicholas Farrelly
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