On the same night that India's #Chandrayaan3 landed on the moon, I had the privilege of hearing the brilliant HEO CEO & Founder & fellow Aus-IndYouthDialogue 2020 alumni Will Crowe talk about their most recent ground-breaking work in making space more transparent - congrats!

And it's a #gold 🥇for India! Congratulations to the Indian Women's Blind Cricket team on their historic win against Australia 🇦🇺 in the #IBSAWorldGames cricket finals🏆! #worldblindgames2023 IBSA World Games 2023 Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) IBSA #cricket

Story (and thread): Samoa's PM Fiame Naomi Mata'afa again raises concerns about the exodus of Pacific workers to Australia and New Zealand, and says Pacific nations should not been seen merely as "outposts" which "grow" labourers for developed nations 1/ abc.net.au/news/2023-08-3…

I highly recommend making yourself a cup of tea and reading this brilliant and moving insight into Aus-IndYouthDialogue 2023 delegate & all-round incredible comedian & artist Urvi Majumdar in The Age today! The stage is set for another excellent dialogue! theage.com.au/culture/comedy…

And we are officially off - the scene is set for an incredible Aus-IndYouthDialogue!

Thanks Ms Cassandra Fernando MP for your terrific opening comments at #AIYD23 and to alum Tim Watts MP for such a welcoming video message. Great to be hosted today by JGU.

Great to see several outlets picking up Press Trust of India's interview with Sandeep Chandra, Sayani Das, Stephen Dziedzic and Aiyshwarya Mahadev | ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ ಮಂಚನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮಹದೇವ on Day 1 of #AIYD23 devdiscourse.com/article/educat…

The Aus-IndYouthDialogue is off to a sensational start in Delhi this morning - a big shout out to our alumni and Assistant Foreign Minister the Hon. Tim Watts MP for welcoming delegates to the 2023 dialogue! 🇦🇺🇮🇳 #youngleaders #dosti

A huge thank you to Philip Green OAM, Manpreet Vohra & Lisa Singh for sharing your insights into the current state of play for the 🇮🇳🇦🇺 relationship - what an incredible time to be in India talking about how global megatrends will shape, and be shaped by, global megatrends.

AIYD 2023 was a terrific success. Over 4 days in New Delhi and Bengaluru, we had 30 amazing delegates come together to explore how mega-trends from AI to shifting demographics will shape the Australia-India relationship over the next decade

Thank you to Founding Partner, Global Victoria, Distinguished Partners Monash University, Deakin University, Macquarie University, University of Sydney, Associate Partners, BlueScope and Western Sydney University and host partners, JGU, HCLTech and Infosys. Your support was critical to our success.

Super excited to see Cricket Australia' Women's Big Bash League season kick off in Sydney today. We were lucky to have Margot Harley, Head of Competition & Strategy for the Big Bash Leagues, join us as a delegate for AIYD 2023 this year. Dr. Bodean Hedwards Bindu Subramaniam Philip Green OAM

Met a most amazing duo, Siteri and her father-In-Law Mr. Bainivalu, Siteri was encouraged by FIL to study construction engineering at UNSW, both #UNSWAlumni…inspirational. #SuccessStories #WomenEmpowerment #WomenInSTEM #MadeMyDay UNSW Dr. Bodean Hedwards atul raturi

This is so good! AIYD alum SUDIP CHAKRABORTY handballs the Indi Kick ball to Nick McCaffrey for #aflindia

Applications for the inaugural Maitri Research Grants are now open The Research Grants will promote new opportunities for Australia-India industry collaboration and commercialisation of research 🇦🇺🇮🇳 Apply now: australiaindiacentre.org.au/our-programs/m… Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 Senator Penny Wong

We are looking for 15 of the best and brightest young minds from India and Australia to take part in AIYD 2024, taking place in Australia between 19 and 22 August. This year's theme is the Future of Leadership. Applications open until 7 April: aiyd.org/aiyd-2024.

Just 7 days left to apply for AIYD 2024. We're looking for 15 of the best and brightest leaders, aged 18-40, from both Australia and India to join the the pre-eminent leadership platform for youth engagement in Australia-India relationship. Apply here: aiyd.org/aiyd-2024

Some additional time to get your applications in - don't wait!

I’m thrilled to join the Maitri Fellowship and work at the Institute for Global Development UNSW in Sydney for the next 6 months. We will think of new ways to thicken the Australia India bilateral and deepen economic prosperity and human security in our regions. Centre for Australia-India Relations

Exploring Future of Leadership, delegates for 2024 Australia-India Youth Dialogue unveiled Read here: theaustraliatoday.com.au/exploring-futu… Dr Amit Sarwal 🇮🇳 🇦🇺 Pallavi Jain Dr. Bodean Hedwards @deakinsouthasia Philip Green OAM India in Australia Australia India Institute