Books & arts
16 October 2025
An impulse to recover stories from before India’s 1947 Partition yields a sweeping account of the aftermath of empire
International
7 August 2025
Canadians are eyeing their southern neighbour with a mixture of wariness and irreverence
International
3 February 2025
History collided with the ambitions of Narendra Modi’s government at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
International
28 January 2025
Despite a bumpy year for India, Narendra Modi’s BJP shows signs of an electoral bounce
Books & arts
4 September 2024
Excavating family histories in India, Pakistan and Australia
International
7 June 2024
Narendra Modi’s BJP took India’s diverse regions for granted and suffered the consequences
International
10 May 2024
India’s election is about much more than which party will govern
International
15 March 2024
How India’s filmmakers have tracked the national mood
International
24 July 2023
Cute acronym, but can India’s new opposition coalition stay together?
International
15 May 2023
Narendra Modi’s well-oiled machine ran into trouble in the southern state of Karnataka
International
31 March 2023
Let’s start with the good news about Australia–India relations
International
21 February 2023
Defending Adani and attacking the BBC and George Soros: it’s been a busy few weeks for India’s Modi government
International
5 November 2022
With an election looming in his home state, Narendra Modi risks a disaster-induced setback
From the archive
27 September 2021
How two sons of empire became leading public intellectuals
International
12 May 2021
Can the Indian government find the will to turn the pandemic into a “binding crisis”?
Essays & reportage
12 March 2020
It’s the error message most dreaded by users of Google’s email service — but the story has a happy ending
International
14 February 2020
A setback for Narendra Modi’s BJP doesn’t necessarily foreshadow a loss of national support
International
24 May 2019
History helps explain the Modi government’s historic victory this week. But some parts of the country are still holding out
International
12 March 2019
Despite the border flare-up, the national election result seems likely to be tighter this time
Books & arts
24 October 2018
Books | Two reporters find different ways to understand modern India
National affairs
14 August 2018
Along with the vast increase in migration, most signs point to increased cooperation between Australia and India
Essays & reportage
28 April 2018
Extract | Discarded hair makes a circuitous journey from India to the West, gathering value along the way
Books & arts
1 September 2017
Books | Shashi Tharoor’s vigorous rejoinder to defenders of empire teaches other lessons as well
Books & arts
10 June 2015
Books | What happens when a party of true believers led by a ferociously motivated politician takes on a dying government? Robin Jeffrey charts an enigmatic…
International
19 May 2014
Robin Jeffrey looks at the Indian election result and its implications
International
13 February 2014
A tired Congress Party looks unlikely to win this year’s national election, writes Robin Jeffrey
Books & arts
18 October 2013
Robin Jeffrey reviews a richly researched wake-up call from two distinguished India-watchers
International
14 February 2013
With subscriber numbers heading for a billion, the disruptive impact of mobile phones in India could be enormous. In this extract from their new book, Robin Jeffrey and…
International
31 August 2011
Deep political disillusionment in India won’t be solved simply by creating a new anti-corruption czar, writes Robin Jeffrey
Books & arts
23 March 2011
Robin Jeffrey reviews Anand Giridharadas’s vivid new account of a nation in transition