This Month
This famous spa costs $17k for five nights. Is it worth it?
We road-test celebrity magnet Ananda Spa in the Himalayas.
- Fiona Carruthers
- Opinion
- South China Sea
China’s grim pattern in South China Sea needs a collective response
A quiet tussle is going on over China’s ambitions to control all of its neighbouring seas. Affected countries need to unite before China miscalculates.
- Jennifer Parker
- Analysis
- China relations
Why Australia could benefit from engaging with China on clean energy
A new report provides the framework for a forward-looking Australia-China relationship, identifying vast potential for economic co-operation.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- Opinion
India is starting to look like a Central Asian dictatorship
As the country holds its national election, Narendra Modi’s government is undermining democratic institutions and building a cult of personality around the PM.
- Debasish Roy Chowdhury
Chinese do better than others in student visa crackdown
Nearly every Chinese student who applies for a visa to study at an Australian university gets approved. It’s a different story for others.
- Julie Hare
Why Indian workers head to war zones, from Israel to Russia
The promise of well-paid jobs is too strong a lure to resist, despite the lack of protection from their home government and those they work under.
- Swetasree Ghosh Roy
- Opinion
- National security
Modi mania comes at a price
Revelations that Indian spies were kicked out of Australia is a reminder of the need to be wary when it comes to dealing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Andrew Tillett
What will central banks do in a cashless world?
The development puts new pressure on such institutions to reimagine their role and become more innovative.
- Mariana Mazzucato and David Eaves
April
Macquarie, ANZ and Canva CEOs help power Australia’s India push
Governments hope to prevent another false dawn in bilateral trade and investment by getting business to work on policy.
- James Eyers
AI could kill call centres, says boss of Tata IT business
Chief executive K Krithivasan says chatbots would soon be able to analyse a customer’s transaction history and do much of the work done by call centre agents.
- Benjamin Parkin and Chris Kay
- Analysis
- Elon Musk
Two things could bring Elon Musk to heel on free speech
The billionaire has bowed to two things overseas: threats of jail for employees and wholesale throttling or blocking of X itself.
- Nick Bonyhady
Modi bids for historic third term in world’s biggest election
The prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata party targets an increased majority to tighten its grip over Indian politics and society.
- Ashok Sharma
Why India’s confidence is growing
Narendra Modi’s reign as prime minister is producing a less liberal but more assured nation that is predicated on the idea of Hindu supremacy.
- Ravi Agrawal
US, Chinese defence chiefs hold talks
The phone call comes as US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have sought to manage tensions; the two leaders resumed direct military talks last year.
- Idrees Ali
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The risks to Biden of Israel going rogue against Iran
The problem is that ‘ironclad’ support can be read as a blank cheque to Israel to take whatever military action it sees fit — confident that, when the chips are down, America will have its back.
- Updated
- Gideon Rachman
Modi’s party vows growth, development in election manifesto
The BJP won the last two Indian elections with big majorities, and has promised to expand its mandate even further. It faces a struggling 20-plus party opposition alliance.
- Santosh Kumar, Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Dan Strumpf
Payment provider Findi lands licence for branded ATMs in India
Findi is backed by Wilson Asset Management and the Flannery family. The company expects to rebrand about 4000 ATMs which it already operates for the State Bank of India.
- Primrose Riordan
Macquarie short-listed in $772m Indian road auction
The Australian bank is competing with a Canadian pension fund for the roads held in India’s Athaang Infrastructure.
- Preeti Singh
South Koreans vote in major test for President Yoon
Some 44 million people were eligible to vote in the election, which will determine the direction of the 300-seat National Assembly.
- Nicola Smith
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
China has prioritised security over economic growth
The US must avoid setting its strategic goals in a way that implies it is trying to keep China eternally weak and isolated.
- Updated
- David Lampton and Thomas Fingar