Skip to main content
The Interpreter

Interpreter - Menu Links

  • Articles
  • Debates
  • Contributors
  • About

Published daily by the Lowy Institute

  • 27 Jun 2023
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Maldives
    • Australia and Asia
    • Climate change
    • Transnational Challenges

    To balance the Quad equation, India and Australia must drive an “Indo” focus

    Radhey Tambi
    The Bay of Bengal is an emerging hotspot for non-traditional security challenges that cross the entire region.
  • 26 Jun 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Sri Lanka

    After the meltdown: Sri Lanka’s strategic options

    David Brewster
    With its economic and political crisis in the rear-view mirror, Colombo has the chance to reposition itself regionally.
  • 21 Jun 2023
    • India
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy

    O'Farrell leaves India with ties to Australia at a high point

    Navdeep Suri
    The incoming High Commissioner has big shoes to fill after a remarkable time of rekindled relations.
  • 20 Jun 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Nepal

    Is the Gorkha’s place in India’s history about to change?

    Rishi Gupta
    A new scheme for Nepalese recruits breaks a 75-year tradition and is straining relations between the two countries.
  • 19 Jun 2023
    • India
    • United States

    Will Modi charm again in Washington?

    Aarti Betigeri
    The Indian PM’s visit will see Biden embrace a polarising leader while trying to keep an influential diaspora onside.
  • 19 Jun 2023
    • Asean
    • India
    • India's Navy
    • South China Sea
    • Defence & Security

    Acting East on the seas: India’s naval cooperation with ASEAN

    Moksh Suri
    Strengthening defence ties is smooth sailing compared to wider regional integration efforts by New Delhi with Southeast Asia.
  • 5 Jun 2023
    • India
    • Trade

    Trading up can unlock India’s industrial potential

    Srijan Shukla
    Three foundational flaws in trade policy are holding the country back from becoming the next manufacturing powerhouse.
  • 2 Jun 2023
    • India
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia and India are neighbours far apart

    Muhammad Ersan Pamungkas
    A shared history of cultural influences has today revealed surprising gaps between the two nations.
  • 1 Jun 2023
    • India
    • Australia
    • Human rights

    How Australia can speak up on human rights in India

    Hugh Piper
    Modi won’t be prime minister for ever, so finding ways to air concerns now will actually strengthen relations long term.
  • 31 May 2023
    • India
    • Multilateral Institutions

    India’s diplomatic poise: Not just about photo ops

    Ved Shinde
    Delhi’s foreign policy has matured at pace, showcasing the art of engaging everyone and being close to no one.
  • 26 May 2023
    • India
    • Vietnam
    • Review

    India’s underperforming ties to Vietnam

    Jitendra Nath Misra
    India’s weak cultural imprint fragments into insignificance faced with China’s.
  • 24 May 2023
    • India
    • G20

    A G20 presidency to build Brand India as a champion of the Global South

    Parama Sinha Palit
    Narendra Modi is aiming to enhance India’s reputation abroad while winning valuable political capital at home.
  • 22 May 2023
    • India
    • Australia
    • Human rights

    Albanese should raise human rights concerns with Modi

    Elaine Pearson
    Australia must not to repeat the mistake of allowing the promise of trade to override a need to stand up for values.
  • 19 May 2023
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Global Issues
    • United States

    Building a Quad that lasts to the next generation

    Kate Clayton , Eleanor Shiori Hughes
    Joe Biden won’t decide the future of the Quad. But he and the other engaged leaders can help foster it.
  • 15 May 2023
    • China
    • China's Economy
    • China's Government
    • China-India Relations
    • India
    • WTO

    Foreign policy China-style: beyond protocol and alcohol

    Ved Shinde
    Southeast Asian nations are realising that forming balancing coalitions will be their best bet in dealing with Beijing.
  • 9 May 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Hydro-hegemon? Complexities of shared rivers between China and India

    Genevieve Donnellon-May
    Alarm about China building dams upstream of Brahmaputra River must be tempered by India’s own record on water-sharing.
  • 26 Apr 2023
    • Asean
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • United States

    Quad should ask ASEAN to a diplomatic dance

    Ved Shinde
    For all the talk of hedging, Southeast Asian nations have long worried about China’s ambition to dominate the region.
  • 24 Apr 2023
    • India
    • United Kingdom

    To India, spoils of empire a less sparkly side of Charles’ coronation

    Aarti Betigeri
    Narendra Modi has set out to erase a colonial mindset in public life, but its replacement has generated its own unease.
  • 21 Apr 2023
    • Afghanistan
    • India
    • Russia

    India still needs to work with Russia on Afghanistan

    Kabir Taneja
    Proximity changes the priorities for India in a conflict on the doorstep.
  • 11 Apr 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Russia
    • Türkiye
    • Africa

    Russia foreign policy: the search for new friends

    Ian Hill
    Shunned by the West, Moscow is wooing the rest of the world. And so far it’s finding success.
  • 6 Apr 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Philippines
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    China is its own worst enemy

    Daniel R. DePetris
    Xi’s belligerence prompts classic balancing, an alignment among smaller states that would alone struggle to compete.
  • 4 Apr 2023
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • United States

    To help end war in Ukraine, the Quad should back India to engage Russia

    Adarsh Badri
    India might be accused of playing both sides but also has the special relationships to lead a push towards a settlement.
  • 3 Apr 2023
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States

    What the Quad could learn from AUKUS

    Arzan Tarapore
    If the four powers decide to adopt a greater security role, they should go beyond empty signals.
  • 31 Mar 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Russia
    • Multilateral Institutions

    Great power rivalry is poisoning multilateralism

    Ved Shinde
    With India in summit season, New Delhi is banking on minilateral partnerships to counter China’s hegemonic ambitions.
  • 28 Mar 2023
    • Afghanistan
    • China
    • India
    • Pakistan

    India’s delicate dance with the Taliban

    Henry Storey
    With Afghanistan’s China pivot proving disappointing, the Islamist group is reprising its relationship with New Delhi.
  • 27 Mar 2023
    • India
    • Japan
    • Multilateral Institutions

    This year, India leads the G20, Japan the G7, and together can make a potent team

    Nazia Hussain , Tan Ming Hui
    The two nations share a chance to renew confidence in multilateral cooperation.
  • 24 Mar 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Russia
    • Technology

    A Catch-22 for India’s tech ambitions

    Divyanshu Jindal
    With Russian supply chains under stress, New Delhi explores indigenous capabilities.
  • 13 Mar 2023
    • India
    • India's Navy
    • Defence & Security

    The Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier dilemma

    Abhijit Singh
    Seen as a vital asset to maritime strategy, large “supercarriers” are nonetheless very expensive.
  • 9 Mar 2023
    • India
    • Australia

    Finding the right approach to India as a “Civilisational State”

    Benedict Coleridge
    Australian diplomacy must be careful about the domestic political messages that accompany any complex relationship.
  • 7 Mar 2023
    • India
    • Australia

    Getting India right

    Ian Hall
    Shared concern over China is one thing but Anthony Albanese must also overcome misapprehensions about India’s rise.
  • 21 Feb 2023
    • India
    • G20

    Will India’s G20 deliver more than hot air?

    Aarti Betigeri
    Big goals are on the table. But matching aims with outcomes is a challenge for any host.
  • 17 Feb 2023
    • India
    • India's Military
    • India's Navy

    India’s defence-diplomacy bet

    Ammar Nainar
    Drawing from a deep pool of military expertise, New Delhi is expanding its foreign affairs capacity.
  • 10 Feb 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Maldives

    The Maldives: geopolitics of Chinese tourism

    John Kachtik
    With a presidential election set for September, Maldivian candidates need to balance the economy and Beijing.
  • 9 Feb 2023
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • China
    • India
    • Laos
    • North Korea
    • Sri Lanka
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Defence & Security
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • United Nations

    With caution and tact: How Asian countries voted on Ukraine at the UN 

    Stéphanie Fillion
    A resolution forces nations to show their hand. After Russia’s invasion, consistency has not been to everyone’s liking.
  • 6 Feb 2023
    • Asia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia
    • United States

    The big picture: five lessons for five years of the Asia Power Index

    Hervé Lemahieu
    Superpower rivalry matters – but don’t be blinded to the role of smaller players in a region of many contests.
  • 16 Jan 2023
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Technology
    • United States

    Towards meaningful Quad cooperation on intelligence

    Arzan Tarapore
    Collaborative AI capabilities would allow the partners to deepen military cooperation, should leaders choose that step.
  • 29 Dec 2022
    • China
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Global Issues
    • United States
    • Review

    Pop culture politics: How to Interpret 2022

    Daniel Flitton
    “Soft power” or reputation risk, the cross-over of popular entertainment and global politics is never far from the news.
  • 19 Dec 2022
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States

    A focused direction for the Quad

    Erin Mello
    Doubling-down on existing initiatives – rather than new goals – will see the grouping deliver tangible public goods.
  • 5 Dec 2022
    • China
    • China-India Relations
    • India
    • India's Navy
    • Indonesia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australian Navy

    Islands as stepping stones for India-Australia collaboration

    Radhey Tambi
    The Indian Ocean region is too large for any one country to manage but cooperation on island territories would help.
  • 30 Nov 2022
    • India
    • Australia
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Maritime Security

    Australia–India: “Hands Across the Water”

    Justin Burke
    Naval port visits send important signals and contribute to the thriving bilateral relationship.
  • 22 Nov 2022
    • India
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Weapons

    India’s military: a tech leap risks a nuclear chasm

    Rajesh Basrur , Wu Shang-Su
    India’s conventional military modernisation means grappling with the accelerated danger of nuclear miscalculation.
  • 10 Nov 2022
    • India

    In defence of Indian women celebrities

    Anuttama Banerji
    How a country is presented globally – and by whom – carries an enduring cultural and political influence.
  • 10 Nov 2022
    • China
    • India
    • United States

    Nationalist propaganda at a screen near you

    Evan Freidin
    Recent cinematic offerings from the United States, China and India are straight out of the central casting handbook.
  • 8 Nov 2022
    • Bangladesh
    • China
    • India
    • Myanmar

    How China, India and Bangladesh could be drawn into Myanmar’s conflict

    David Brewster
    Rakhine state has become a de facto battleground for the competing interests of Beijing, Delhi and Dhaka.
  • 2 Nov 2022
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Global Issues

    Australia must help turn back a regional democratic retreat 

    Kevin Casas-Zamora
    With only half the Indo-Pacific a democracy, a collective approach is needed to bolster critical institutions.
  • 25 Oct 2022
    • India
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    Australia’s shared security in the Indian Ocean

    Lisa Singh , Lewis Baker
    As two littoral states with significant sway, Australia and India can act as a conduit to link regional groupings.
  • 18 Oct 2022
    • India
    • Taiwan
    • Geo-economics

    Will the three Ts tie India and Taiwan?

    Melissa Conley Tyler
    If New Delhi wants Taipei to help build supply chain security, it should expect Taiwan to ask for more political support.
  • 26 Sep 2022
    • India
    • Nepal

    Animal attractions: India confronts a neighbourhood dilemma

    Aarti Betigeri
    Wildlife doesn’t care for political boundaries, but nationalism can prove a stubborn obstacle to conservation efforts.
  • 18 Sep 2022
    • India
    • Sri Lanka
    • Asylum seekers and refugees

    Concern for Sri Lankans fleeing to India amid economic crisis

    Prarthana Sen
    A close haven carries appeal, but can life ever be settled without a legal status?
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Trade
    • United States

    The Quad needs a stronger economic message

    Rena Sasaki
    Trade is the path to regional prosperity, but the four partners stand divided on how this can be achieved.
Pagination
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Current page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • …
  • Next page ››

Stay informed with the latest commentary and analysis on international events from experts at the Lowy Institute and around the world.

Register

The Interpreter features in-depth analysis & expert commentary on the latest international events, published daily by the Lowy Institute.

© Copyright 2025 Lowy Institute

  • Debates
  • Contributors
  • Articles
  • About
  • Terms of Use
  • Log In
  • My bookmarks