The paper that follows this is one I wrote a few years back and tried for months and months to have published by academic journals.…
Teaching Asia to Australia: Face-to-Face and First-Hand
The one measure outlined in the White Paper, Australia in the Asian Century, that seems to have caught the public’s imagination is the access…
Teaching Asia to Australia
Most recent co-authored piece on The Conversation, republished here by Creative Commons: Teaching Asia to Australia: it’s not just about languages By Susan Leong, Queensland…
My first story on Storify
Here’s one put together for an upcoming paper on China’s middle class: [View the story “China’s moral crisis” on Storify]
Macquarie University’s Soft Power Advocacy and Research Group
Macquarie University has recently established a Soft Power Advocacy and Research Group (SPARC). Their aims are to: “Pursue a broad agenda of research and analysis…
Chutneyfying English – Hinglish
A current research interest due to work on Chetan Bhagat’s novels. Very interesting parallels with the debate over Singlish in Singapore, another ex-British colony of…
Workers’ Strikes in India
According to Reuters: “Millions of Indian workers to strike on Tuesday NEW DELHI – Millions of workers of all political hues will go on strike…
Middle India and Corruption
Bollywood finds new muse in anti-graft protests Reuters report: “MUMBAI – A hapless bank clerk who makes an enemy of a local politician and…
Joseph Nye on America vis-a-vis China
A short piece from Nye, who coined the term “soft power”. According to him, “while the ‘rise of the rest’ means that America will be…
Middle Class in China and India
The stories and perception of Asian economies, especially China and India, is that they are primed for rampant growth. However, this growth has a sting…