India

Politics & Society

Who stewards the forests?

What happens to the biodiversity and communities whose lives depend on a piece of land when that land is acquired? A new book explores the limitations of environmental law in India

Politics & Society

Resolving contract disputes uses principles both ancient and cosmopolitan

All societies make agreements, so contract law is the perfect site to discover intercultural, cross-generational notions of justice

Politics & Society

The UK’s Indo-Pacific ‘tilt’ is good for Australia and India ties

The UK’s increasing interest in the Indo-Pacific adds another trusted partner to help respond to shared regional security challenges

Politics & Society

India’s leadership at G20 can prove multilateralism isn’t a fading ideal

At G20, Australia can lend its support to India’s agenda to create a more accountable and inclusive international system

Politics & Society

It’s time to build South Asia literacy in Australia

Universities are key to boosting a new generation of South Asia literate Australian graduates as the world’s centre of gravity moves East

Politics & Society

Australia and India partnering up within the Quad

Australia and India are increasingly aligned within the Quad grouping, and their bilateral agreements were a key feature on the sidelines of the Melbourne meeting

Arts & Culture

Understanding modern attacks on Gandhi

Statues of Indian independence leader, Mahatma Gandhi, have been vandalised or removed around the world – but why does his likeness face attacks today?

Health & Medicine

Indian and Australian health workers reach out on COVID-19

New palliative care training for Sister Doctors in India is supporting patients and families during the pandemic and broadening understanding of care across the Indian Ocean

Environment

Building island climate resilience

The India-led effort to provide infrastructure for Pacific island states vulnerable to climate change is a concrete outcome from COP26 and backed by Australia

Politics & Society

Caste and cricket: How celebrities enable inequality

India’s caste system is a millennia old hierarchy that has helped to create deep inequalities. Celebrities who flaunt their caste identity can end up further promoting and enabling this inequality