"I've got to say the biggest disappointment for me is Question Time ... We're wasting Australian taxpayers' money basically playing games with each other." - Independent MP Allegra Spender. Sarah Ferguson #abc730 #auspol

A big day in Delhi with the great Adam Gilchrist and my friend Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Visiting universities and schools and deepening ties between our two great countries 🇦🇺 🇮🇳

How Australia and India see each other needs to modernize if we want to drive economic cooperation. My interview with Varghese K George👇🏽 thehindu.com/news/national/… The Hindu

More than 60 🇦🇺 & 🇮🇳 emerging researchers were recently awarded an Australia India Research Students Fellowship 2023. The Fellowships form part of the #IESUpdate action plan to strengthen #education & research ties between our countries. Australian Government Department of Education Australia India Institute Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺

As the #AIRS Fellows start to arrive in their host countries, we caught up with some to see what they are looking forward to most. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) PhD candidate Rahee S.G. will partner with University of Melbourne to explore the education of Indigenous communities in Australia and India.

The #NSWElection has seen more members of Indian origin entering Parliament. Congratulations to Prue Car MP and Daniel Mookhey on their appointments, and to all candidates of Indian origin, particularly Charishma Kaliyanda for her historic win as the first India-born Australian Indian in NSW.

Great to see Melbourne International Comedy Festival's first ever Hindi show starting tonight. Listen to Surjeet Dhanji interview Ateev Dang on our #ChatsOverChai podcast here: aii.unimelb.edu.au/exploring-mult…

NEW PODCAST: Sarah Whyte interviews the Consul General of #India in Sydney, Mr Manish Gupta. Tune in as they discuss bilateral growth, COVID-19 challenges, and Mr. Gupta's newfound love for the Australian coastline. #ChatsOverChai #BilateralRelations aii.unimelb.edu.au/bilateral-rela…

🔊NEW PODCAST: Lisa Singh chats with Nitin Pai, co-founder of Takshashila Institution during his visit to 🇦🇺 about Contemporary Technopolitics in the Indo-Pacific on the latest episode of #ChatsOverChai aii.unimelb.edu.au/contemporary-t… #geopolitics #indopacific Nitin Pai

As part of our Visiting Fellow Series, the Institute is pleased to welcome Professor Bindu Puri from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to speak on "Gandhi: on the Good Human Life" on 20 April. This is a unique opportunity and spaces are limited, reserve your spot today: eventbrite.com.au/e/gandhi-on-th…

Honoured to be invited to Australia India Institute University of Melbourne to deliver these prestigious lectures! Looking forward to speaking with Lisa Singh on ‘Gandhi and the good human life’ on 20 April!

Honoured to share insights from the person whose non violence continues to inspire long after he has left the world 🙏

NEW GRANTS 📢 The Institute invites eligible Aus academics to apply for the #Unnati Research Collaboration Grants. These grants aim to advance the impact of 🇦🇺🇮🇳 priority research collaboration. 12 grants of $30k each available. Funded by Australian Government Department of Education arch-india.org/unnati-researc…

‘Unnati’ #Australia-#India #Research #Collaboration #Grants open for #applications Dr Amit Sarwal 🇮🇳 🇦🇺 Australia India Institute Lisa Singh ARCH-India #Go8 Universities Australia Catriona Jackson Jason Clare MP Dharmendra Pradhan Nick McCaffrey India in Australia #auspol Sarah Whyte theaustraliatoday.com.au/unnati-austral…

WEBINAR: "Quad Leaders' Summit 2023: Predictions & Possibilities" on May 18. Experts Amitabh Mattoo, Suhasini Haidar, Ian Hall will decode what to expect of 🇦🇺's first hosting of the #QuadLeadersSummit & explore its capacity to build Indo-Pacific cooperation. aii.unimelb.edu.au/quad-leaders-s…

DATE SET: The Institute's 2023 Australia India Leadership Dialogue, will be held on November 23 in Melbourne. This premier forum for informal diplomacy between 🇦🇺 & 🇮🇳 provides an opportunity to deepen bilateral ties at the government and business leadership level. #AILD2023

EVENT REMINDER: Join us in Melbourne on June 22 to explore the connections between #India & #Tibet. Discover their shared history, culture & philosophy with Central Tibetan Administration leader Sikyong Penpa Tsering in conversation with Lisa Singh. eventbrite.com.au/e/india-and-ti…

Deadline extended! The application deadline for the Australia India Women Researchers' Exchange (AIWE) Program has been extended to October 7. The extension provides additional time for early-career postdoctoral researchers in STEM fields to apply for one of 10 available

Indian MP, author and former international diplomat, Dr Shashi Tharoor MP captivated the audience today in conversation with CEO The Hon. Lisa Singh at the Old Quad at the University of Melbourne. The in-depth conversation, 'Shifting Perspectives: The State of the World in 2024'