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International Robin Jeffrey 13 February 2014 A tired Congress Party looks unlikely to win this year’s national election, writes Robin Jeffrey
Books & arts Robin Jeffrey 18 October 2013 Robin Jeffrey reviews a richly researched wake-up call from two distinguished India-watchers National affairs 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what drives… Books & arts David Stephens 14 February 2013 Western policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan are based on an outdated imperial playbook and a modern but mistaken belief in “surgical strikes,” writes David Stephens International Assa Doron & Robin Jeffrey 14 February 2013 With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…
Alicia Mollaun 4 July 2012 Very low tax receipts are hindering Pakistan’s social programs and economic reforms, writes Alicia Mollaun in Islamabad
International Kate Sullivan 3 May 2012 India has pursued two curiously contradictory approaches to nuclear proliferation since independence, writes Kate Sullivan Alicia Mollaun 1 May 2012 Pakistan’s chronic energy shortages are a vivid symptom of the country’s crisis of governance, writes Alicia Mollaun in Islamabad Alicia Mollaun 19 January 2012 Heading towards a first round of national elections later this year, Pakistan’s politics and external relations are in flux, writes Alicia Mollaun in Islamabad Antonio Castillo 20 October 2011 More than two years have passed since the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, but reconciliation still seems a long way off, writes Antonio Castillo
International Tara McKelvey 15 September 2011 When drones strike in Pakistan, key questions go unasked and unanswered, writes Tara McKelvey
Essays & reportage Shakira Hussein 13 September 2011 Shakira Hussein travels to Pakistan in the aftermath of 11 September 2001 Samina Ahmed 7 September 2011 Given the fragility of Pakistan’s democratic transition, the need for electoral reforms is as urgent as ever, writes the International Crisis Group’s Samina Ahmed Books & arts Thomas Weber 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 Christopher Snedden 28 June 2011 Christopher Snedden reviews two books – a memoir and a novel – about the conflict in Kashmir
Books & arts Robin Jeffrey 23 March 2011 Robin Jeffrey reviews Anand Giridharadas’s vivid new account of a nation in transition
Books & arts Jim Masselos 19 January 2011 Mumbai is a big city getting bigger, writes Jim Masselos, but amid the crowds the quest for freedom goes on International Louise Merrington 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 Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne & Stephen Keim 22 April 2010 The belief that conditions in Sri Lanka have fundamentally changed is wishful thinking, write Stephen Keim and Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne in this account of the… Essays & reportage Robin Jeffrey 15 February 2010 First, let’s fix the education problems. Then let’s recognise the missing link in Australia–India relations, writes Robin Jeffrey
International Larry Marshall 13 November 2009 Sri Lanka has been left deeply divided by its long-running civil war, in which China played a crucial but little-known role, writes Larry Marshall
Essays & reportage Kate Sullivan 1 November 2009 Hope and perseverance drive the enormous number of young Indians with ambitions to work in government, reports Kate Sullivan International Geoffrey Barker 18 June 2009 Pakistan needs a greater Australian investment in dollars and people, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Robin Jeffrey 4 June 2009 The Australia–India relationship is on the cusp of something deep and mutually beneficial. It would be tragic if thugs and misunderstandings got in the way, writes Robin … International Robin Jeffrey 28 May 2009 Amid uncertain economic and social times, a revitalised Congress Party is back at the centre of Indian politics, writes Robin Jeffrey
International Norm Kelly 2 May 2009 Will the beneficiaries of Afghanistan’s hastily designed electoral system give ground in the interests of long-term stability, asks Norm Kelly
International Savitri Taylor 22 April 2009 Facing an uncertain future in Indonesia, it’s hardly surprising that some refugees and asylum seekers try to continue on to Australia, writes Savitri Taylor International Kate Sullivan 14 April 2009 The eighty-one year old candidate with his own Facebook group symbolises how India’s parties are trying to come to grips with millions of young voters, writes Kate Sullivan National affairs Dennis Altman 10 March 2009 Is Australia sleepwalking through a conflict with mixed objectives and uncertain prospects, asks Dennis Altman International N. Bibile 6 February 2009 N. Bibile considers the state of media freedom in Sri Lanka following the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge (pictured)