Opinion & Commentary

Opinion and Commentary contains media articles written by CIS researchers.

A cultural revolution to celebrate

27 Oct 2012 | The Spectator

In a very real sense, Australia is already Asian. Read More

Pakistan a Chinese pawn to stall India

19 Jul 2011 | The Australian

AT the Shangri-La Dialogue meeting of defence ministers in Singapore last month, Indian Defence Minister Pallam Raju was asked whether India could exercise similar self-restraint should another terrorist... Read More

Missing the woods for the trees

21 Jun 2011 | The Hindustan Times

China won't be happy if India becomes an Asia power. Read More

Watch out for Russian wild card in Asia-Pacific

John Lee | 29 Dec 2010 | The Australian

Russia is pulling out all the stops to court India to maintain its position in Asia's future balance of power. Read More

People's republics

John Lee | 23 Dec 2010 | The Hindustan Times

By 2040, the world may be talking, not about a Washington or Beijing consensus, but a 'Mumbai Consensus' on economic development. Read More

Tearing Chindia apart

John Lee | 15 Dec 2010 | Business Spectator

It was obvious that China and India in particular had coordinated strategies before the summit to scupper any binding agreement. Read More

The resurrection of Kevin Rudd

John Lee | 13 Sep 2010 | The Wall Street Journal

The question now is whether Mr. Rudd has learned from his mistakes and will be a team player, or whether he plans to use his profile and foreign-policy experience to rebuild his leadership credentials... Read More

Don’t rush to back Beijing over Delhi

John Lee | 13 Sep 2010 | The Australian

While China's efficiency hides a brittleness, chaotic India's model is deceptively resilient. Read More

A way India can outshine China

John Lee | 14 Jul 2010 | Business Spectator

If India hosts a successful Commonwealth Games in October it will be a pleasant surprise for the region and help to further silence sceptics of India’s competence. Read More

India needs to flex its soft muscles

John Lee | 29 Jun 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald

New Delhi would do well to learn lessons from Beijing about the importance of selling its strengths and achievements to the world, says Dr John Lee in The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June 2010. Read More

India’s edge over China: soft power

John Lee | 17 Jun 2010 | Business Week

In the struggle to win support around Asia, India’s openness gives the country a big advantage compared with China, says John Lee in Business Week, 18 June 2010 Read More

India’s rise helps complement US interests in Asia

John Lee | 04 Jun 2010 | The Australian

The subcontinent has to prove it can carry its weight in regional diplomacy, says John Lee in The Australian, 4 June 2010. Read More

Don’t overlook India’s consumer market for China’s

John Lee | 22 Dec 2009 | BusinessWeek

Urban consumers in India will likely drive more global business than their Chinese counterparts while India’s rural development far outpaces China’s. Read More

For once it’s better to end with a whimper

John Lee | 25 Nov 2009 | The Straits Times

Washington pulls out all the stops for President Barack Obama's first state visitor: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the leader of the world's largest democracy. Read More

Rudd fails to court New Delhi

John Lee | 06 Nov 2009 | The Australian

If Australia wants to remain an active, relevant and influential middle power in Asia, then spending the next half decade improving our bilateral relationship with countries such as India is much more... Read More

India Fast Becoming Asia's 'Swing State'

John Lee | 04 Nov 2009 | The Korea Herald

If India’s unpredictable political parties remain committed to continue reforms, and the bilateral partnership between Washington and New Delhi continue to deepen, a rising India (along with a still-dominant... Read More

China's potential enemy is US' good friend

John Lee | 03 Nov 2009 | The New Straits Times

Publications

Future Submarine Project Should Raise Periscope for Another Look

Simon Cowan | 24 Oct 2012 | Policy Monographs

Australia should not spend $40 billion to repeat the mistakes of the Collins Class submarine. Nuclear submarines, such as... Read More...
Unrealised Potential: India’s ‘Soft Power’ Ambition in Asia

John Lee | 30 Jun 2010 | Foreign Policy Analysis

This paper makes the argument that India’s enormous ‘soft power’ potential in Asia is based on the fact that a rising... Read More...
The importance of India: restoring sight to Australia’s strategic blind spot

John Lee | 05 Nov 2009 | Foreign Policy Analysis

The paper traces the rise of ‘strategic India’ in Asia, the significance of the remarkable improvement in the US-India... Read More...
BOOK REVIEW: Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade

Eric Jones | 15 Sep 2008 | POLICY Magazine

Rivals: How The Power Struggle Between China, India and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade by Bill Emmott (Allen Lane, 2008).
BOOK REVIEW: Governing Prosperity: Social Change and Social Analysis in Australia in the 1950s

Peter Coleman | 12 Dec 1995 | POLICY Magazine

Governing Propserity: Social Change and Social Analysis in Australia in the 1950s by Nicholas Brown (Cambridge University... Read More...

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