Western policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan are based on an outdated imperial playbook and a modern but mistaken belief in “surgical strikes,” writes David Stephens
14 Feb 13 Comments (0)Mobile phone nation
With subscriber numbers heading for a billion, the disruptive impact of mobile phones in India could be enormous. Robin Jeffrey and Assa Doron look at how the technology is unsettling domesticity, sexuality and morality
Comments (0)Taxing times are overdue in Pakistan
Very low tax receipts are hindering Pakistan’s social programs and economic reforms, writes Alicia Mollaun in Islamabad
04 Jul 12 Comments (0)How the world warmed to a nuclear India
India has pursued two curiously contradictory approaches to nuclear proliferation since independence, writes Kate Sullivan
03 May 12 Comments (0)In the dark
Pakistan’s chronic energy shortages are a vivid symptom of the country’s crisis of governance, writes Alicia Mollaun in Islamabad
01 May 12 Comments (0)Politics grips Pakistan
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
19 Jan 12 Comments (1)Sri Lanka’s uneasy peace
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
20 Oct 11 Comments (0)Covering Obama’s secret war
When drones strike in Pakistan, key questions go unasked and unanswered, writes Tara McKelvey
15 Sep 11 Comments (1)
No time to lose
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
07 Sep 11 Comments (0)How outrage gripped Gandhi’s recalcitrant nation
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
27 Jul 11 Comments (0)Hearts and minds
Christopher Snedden reviews two books – a memoir and a novel – about the conflict in Kashmir
28 Jun 11 Comments (0)The burden of numbers
BOOKS | Mumbai is a big city getting bigger, writes Jim Masselos, but amid the crowds the quest for freedom goes on
19 Jan 11 Comments (0)Uneasy neighbours
A disputed border continues to fuel tension between China and India, but there are also good reasons for better relations, writes Louise Merrington
19 Aug 10 Comments (1)Sri Lanka: anatomy of a tragedy
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 country’s ongoing conflict
22 Apr 10 Comments (3)Australia–India: reimagining the relationship
First, let’s fix the education problems. Then let’s recognise the missing link in Australia–India relations, writes Robin Jeffrey
15 Feb 10 Comments (4)Winners and losers in Sri Lanka’s long war
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
13 Nov 09 Comments (1)India’s toughest contest
Hope and perseverance drive the enormous number of young Indians with ambitions to work in government, reports Kate Sullivan
01 Nov 09 Comments (6)Getting serious about Pakistan
Pakistan needs a greater Australian investment in dollars and people, writes Geoffrey Barker
18 Jun 09 Comments (0)The good, the bad and the Section 420s
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 Jeffrey
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