Late post: co-written a short piece for The Diplomat, trying to make sense of the P2P of BRI unleashing complex cultural politics. They changed the original title. Sports on the Silk Road The Diplomat

Great to have many #Australian voices contributing to #Raisina2020, India’s flagship geopolitical summit, including Marise Payne @AusAmbCyber Rory Medcalf Dr Lesley Seebeck 🌻🌻🌻 @erinwatsonlynn Vincent Tarzia, MP Yalda Hakim and Saad Mohseni. Asialink University of Melbourne is proud to be involved

first write up for ASAA

watoday.com.au/national/weste… #saveanthropologysociology

This petition opposes the drastic cuts and organisational changes to the School of Social Sciences at UWA Support us to #SaveSocialSciences #ourUWA chng.it/ybZps6fzfv

“It’s a mad idea [...] Anthropologists are the interface between mining companies, traditional owners and Aboriginal land councils. There are probably more jobs for anthropology graduates in WA than anywhere else in the world." #SaveSocialSciences tinyurl.com/3fbxebhw

Have you signed yet? #SaveSocialSciences #ouruwa University of Western Australia : Support Social Sciences in Tertiary Education - Sign the Petition! chng.it/H7HNdNCr via Change.org Australia

Help us STOP this proposal! Sign the petition. Submit a statement. savesocialsciencesuwa.net #savesocialsciences #ourUWA

Australia's 'Asia Literacy' without studying China ???? Stop this madness!!!!

I have raised concerns directly with UWA about the proposed abolition of the anthropology and sociology majors. If these cuts are accepted, it will diminish the standing of the university among its peers in Australia and the wider world. theaustralian.com.au/nation/uni-cut…

Please sign and share this important petition: megaphone.org.au/petitions/forc… via Megaphone Australia

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdchat #PhDlife #savesocialsciences #ouruwa #savesocialsciencesuwa #protectsocialsciencesuwa

A first-hand account of the war in Ukraine. Listen to 2 friends reunited after 2 decades by Putin's war, discussing family, geopolitics, history, the extraordinary violence inflicted upon a people. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/put…

The latest issue of International Affairs is out now. I am happy to share that my paper "From Hinduism to Hindutva: civilisational internationalism and UNESCO" is a part of the special section.

How do India's civilizational discourses circulate through international platforms like UNESCO? Rani Singh (UWA Research) and Tim Winter (Asia Research Institute - NUS) answer this in their new article #openaccess here > doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

Grateful and excited to be a part of this panel Association for Asian Studies 2023, Boston. The topic of my presentation is "Custodian of Buddhism: China's BRI and the Making of Cultural Infrastructure in Sri Lanka and Nepal". All thanks to Prof. Jack Meng-Tat Chia 謝明達 🙂 #AAS2023

Happiness is seeing your name in print😇 Grateful to all the contributors, the entire team of International Affairs and Prof. Emma Mawdsley

The PhD position for my project with Somdeep Sen - on diasporas and right-wing nationalism is currently being advertised --- please share far and wide! candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationIni…

If you are in Singapore, come join me on April 2. Check registration link below. ari.nus.edu.sg/events/2025040…

This quick piece was written back in May during the live conflict-a moment that felt too urgent to set aside. It’s out today in ARIscope. Sharing here in case it resonates.Viral Humour and Violent Borders: Memes as Cultural Weapons in the Kashmir Conflict ari.nus.edu.sg/ariscope/viral…