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South Asia
Books & arts
War of the worlds
Hamish McDonald
12 September 2024
Silk Road sceptic William Dalrymple argues for the centrality of India in ancient times
Books & arts
The kin red line
Robin Jeffrey
4 September 2024
Excavating family histories in India, Pakistan and Australia
International
One election, two dramas
Robin Jeffrey
10 May 2024
India’s election is about much more than which party will govern
International
Saffron bus blows tyre
Robin Jeffrey
15 May 2023
Narendra Modi’s well-oiled machine ran into trouble in the southern state of Karnataka
International
Ruffled feathers or straws in the wind?
Robin Jeffrey
21 February 2023
Defending Adani and attacking the BBC and George Soros: it’s been a busy few weeks for India’s Modi government
International
Modi and Morbi: a prime minister and a town
Robin Jeffrey
5 November 2022
With an election looming in his home state, Narendra Modi risks a disaster-induced setback
Essays & reportage
Karachi’s gravitational pull
Samira Shackle
9 July 2021
A journalist returns again and again to Pakistan’s largest city
International
Delhi’s elections: roadblock or revolution?
Robin Jeffrey
14 February 2020
A setback for Narendra Modi’s BJP doesn’t necessarily foreshadow a loss of national support
International
India’s experiment in majority government is almost over
Tony O’Grady
27 March 2019
The South Asian giant will be back in more familiar territory after the May election
Books & arts
Messing about with boats and billionaires
Robin Jeffrey
24 October 2018
Books
| Two reporters find different ways to understand modern India
International
“I’ll tell you, they are all exactly the same”
Rosita Armytage
27 July 2018
Imran Khan the prime minister won’t necessarily look like Imran Khan the candidate
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?
International
The stratifying internet
Julian Thomas
18 November 2016
Internet connections have surged in the region, but cost has re-emerged as a constraint for many users
International
Unfinished business in Sri Lanka
Alan Keenan
1 September 2016
The United Nations has a rare opportunity to help secure a sustainable peace, writes
Alan Keenan
International
Time to seize the moment in Sri Lanka
Alan Keenan
25 May 2016
Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process is showing early signs of movement, writes
Alan Keenan
. But the government needs to redouble its commitment to good…
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
Books & arts
The trouble with stories
Jane Goodall
8 March 2016
Television
| The West created its own narratives in Afghanistan, writes
Jane Goodall
. A compelling new series shows how reality failed to fit
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
International
Rajapaksa returns to test Sri Lanka’s democracy
Alan Keenan
16 July 2015
Six months after he was swept from the presidency, Mahinda Rajapaksa has launched a bid for the prime ministership. But his successor is fighting back, writes
Alan Keenan
Correspondents
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
Correspondents
Inside Sri Lanka’s rainbow revolution
David Corlett
15 June 2015
Having won the war against the Tamil Tigers and governed with an iron grip, Mahinda Rajapaksa seemed impregnable, reports
David Corlett
. But behind the scenes a movement…
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…
International
Gains for women MPs in post-election India
Indrani Ganguly
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
Modi’s sweeping victory in India
Robin Jeffrey
19 May 2014
Robin Jeffrey
looks at the Indian election result and its implications
International
Exasperated India heads for the polls
Robin Jeffrey
13 February 2014
A tired Congress Party looks unlikely to win this year’s national election, writes
Robin Jeffrey
Books & arts
Gloriously improbable India
Robin Jeffrey
18 October 2013
Robin Jeffrey
reviews a richly researched wake-up call from two distinguished India-watchers
National affairs
“I’ve lost all hope that I can have a life here”
Emily Howie
30 September 2013
Four years after the civil war ended, many Tamils have no expectation of peace or safety in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, reports
Emily Howie
. This is what drives…
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