By Irfan Ahmad, Max Planck Institute 13 July 2017 This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative between The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network.…
By Vibhor Saxena, Associate Lecturer in Economics, University of St Andrews 3 July 2017 Among their many privileges, India’s wealthiest households can rely on a consistent supply of electricity and access…
By Ashok Sharma, UNSW, Canberra at ADF Academy 29 June 2017 One has 32.9 million Twitter followers; the other has 31 million. When U.S. President Donald Trump met Indian Prime…
By Bruce Newsome, University of California, Berkeley 24 June 2017 The latest attacks in London and Manchester – like last year’s attacks in Orlando, Florida and St. Cloud, Minnesota – epitomize…
By Terry Goldsworthy, Bond University 21 June 2017 Australia’s overall homicide rate continues to decline: it has reached a historic low, according to newly published data. Australia’s homicide rate is declining…
By Arun Agrawal, University of Michigan 9 June 2017 On June 3, two days after President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, Indian…
Michael Jetter, University of Western Australia and David Stadelmann, Bayreuth University Recent events in London, Manchester and elsewhere highlight that Western societies are vulnerable to terrorist attacks – and political…
By Mia Bloom, Georgia State University 24 May 2017 In claiming responsibility for the attack in Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, the Islamic State group has sunk…
By Shiva Raj Mishra, Brisbane 16 May 17 Last week I had a chat with a friend who has been hypertensive since his youth. Luckily, with tremendous efforts, he has…
International student visa allows you to work up to 20 hours a week. from www.shutterstock.com By Jock Collins, University of Technology Sydney 24 April 2018 The Turnbull Government’s decision to scrap…
18 April 2017: The Turnbull government is axing the 457 visa program and replacing it with a new Temporary Skill Shortage Visa. This comes after a history of problems with…
By Fahad Saeed, King Abdulaziz University 31 March 2017 If you were travelling via motorway from Islamabad to Lahore during November or December 2016, you might have felt like your…
By Bikram Timilsina, Brisbane 30 March 2016 Monday’s discussions between Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” and Chinese President Xi Jinping produced no substantial results for the Himalayan nation.…
By Esha Sen Madhavan, University of Sydney This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative between The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims…
By Bikram Timilsina, Brisbane 18 March 2017 China has lately been putting considerable diplomatic pressure on Nepal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for its participation in the Chinese President’s…
By Susan Broomhall, University of Western Australia 8 March 2017 Today is International Women’s Day. The first was held in 1911, after activists Clara Zetkin and Luise Zietz pushed for a…
By Bikram Timilsina, Brisbane 7 March 2017 Four individuals have lost their lives after police opened fire on protesters belonging to United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF). Dozens more reportedly sustained serious injuries…
By Lianboi Vaiphei, University of Delhi 5 March 2016 Around the world, tradition often opposes equality. But when it comes to the question of gender equality, such situations can become…
LETTER from RAM KHATRY Dear Rabindra Mishra, Greetings from Australia! I hope this letter finds you well. I am not entirely sure if a celebrity media person of your calibre is…
By Bikram Timilsina, Brisbane 28 February 2017 Consistency in thoughts and expression is very crucial in politics; it is the very edifice on which a leader’s statesmanship is built. Consistency…
