The Australia India Institute, based at The University of Melbourne, is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training, the State Government of Victoria and the University of Melbourne. © Copyright: Australia India Institute 2015 Edited by Kog Ravindran and Chris Henning

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Director’s Report 4 Chair’s Report 6 AII@Delhi Director’s Report 8 AII@Delhi Annual Report 10 Australia India Leadership Dialogue 2015 16 Partners 18 Publications 21 Art and Culture 24 Workshops, Roundtables and Seminars 26 Indian Studies 28 Projects 30 Orations and Talks 34 Business Development 36 AII in the News 38 Director’s Outreach 40 In their Own Words 43 Patrons and Fellows 48 Governance and Staff 50 Financial Reports 53 Institute along with the Commonwealth This list of objectives is by no means Government and Victorian Government, but exhaustive. The AII has a huge array of different also with its other founding partners, La Trobe stakeholders, and among other more specific and the University of New South Wales. I am aims of the AII are its desire to foster better delighted that we have recently signed an MoU people-people understanding across the with the Queensland University of Technology Australia-India boundary, promote community and I am receiving very encouraging signals initiatives related to South Asia in Australia, and from many other universities. Watch this space. sponsor exchanges between students, scholars and others between Australia and India. I The NGN will be part of a broader effort to should also mention the wonderful programme establish the AII as a centre of ideas. I want the of events that our talented Communication and AII to be internationally recognised as a place Events team are developing for next year, from where people can be curious, interdisciplinary, major Public Lectures on ‘Keywords for India’ and experiment with ideas. It will also be a to informal drop in sessions at the Institute. centre in which scholars, students, and others I am also hoping to launch a new series of can pause for a moment and think in rigorous ‘Inspiring India’ lectures by prominent figures and careful ways about how the world is from India and will be leading a ‘Contemporary changing and what consideration of India might India Masterclass’ on India in the autumn tell us about such transformations. in Australia. These new ventures would not A second area where we can innovate is in be possible were it not for our small but the field of teaching and learning, broadly hardworking team who continue to deliver the understood. I would like to see the Institute Institute’s objectives. AII Director’s Note more involved with Masters and undergraduate Finally, I want to stress that the AII is a national teaching and executive education for Institution. I have thoroughly enjoyed travelling government, businesspeople and civil society. to La Trobe University and the University of India is not only important in its own right as New South Wales to understand India-related a sixth of humanity. It is also a lens through activity in these institutions. I am very excited I have had a wonderful first three months in my new role as Director and CEO which to think through issues such as health, of the Australia India Institute. This is a tremendously exciting time to be about the opportunities available for the AII education, and development. to catalyse India-related studies in UNSW working on India and the Australia-India relationship and there is nowhere A third area where there is a real potential for and La Trobe, which both contain a number better in the world to be studying these issues than the AII. I have received of world-class specialists on South Asia. I am superb support from Professor Susan Elliott at the University of Melbourne, further consolidation and growth is in the sphere of policy, inside government and in especially grateful to Ms Fiona Docherty, PVC Mr Robert Johanson and my predecessor Professor Amitabh Mattoo. relation to business and commercialisation. International at UNSW, and Professor Nick The Government’s new Innovation Agenda Bisley, Director of La Trobe Asia, for all their I have also had the opportunity to meet a in Australia. There are world-class academics clearly priorities international cooperation and advice and kind assistance. number of other eminent individuals who have working on South Asia in Australia, but not exchange in the filed of entrepreneurship. The It is difficult for someone from the UK to indicated their enthusiasm for assisting in the as many as there could be. Moreover, some AII should leverage its tremendous experience immediately understand the rhythms of next stage of the AII’s development. elements of South Asian studies have waned in this area to be a leader in policy formulation Australia and a new country (for example that in recent years, such as university support in relation to India. We could help to identify a What should this next stage look like? This it is hot at Christmas!) But I feel that I’m hitting for languages. This is an area where the AII suitable ‘landing pad’ for Australian business my stride after the first few months at the AII has been the question that has preoccupied me could take a lead and I’m delighted that several seeking to invest in India, to use the language during my first three months. There is a tangible and Melbourne, and I am immensely grateful to universities have already shown an interest of the new Agenda. We could help to identify everyone who has helped me settle in. I wish all sense of opportunity on every side, but how to in the effort I am leading to establish a ‘New possibilities for Australian universities priorities and focus is always a challenge. these people and everyone reading this report a Generation Network (NGN) scholars working and skills providers to partner with Indian productive and happy 2016. on policy-relevant India-related topics in I think three key objectives can be taken institutions. And we could help to put business different universities. The AII has an excellent from my conversations so far. First, there is a leaders in contact with one another in Australia relationship not only with the University of pressing need to revitalise South Asian studies and India. Much of this work is already ongoing, Craig Jeffrey Melbourne, which is a major funder of the a tribute to the work of Professor Mattoo. CEO and Director, Australia India Institute

4 5 Chair’s Report

The last 12 months have been nothing short of supported by Visy Industries in Australia and momentous for the Australia India Institute. The Mahindra and Mahindra in India, provided a Institute opened its first centre in India, AII@ platform for thought leaders to discuss and deepen Delhi, held the first Australia India Leadership this crucial relationship. I am very much looking Dialogue and welcomed a new Director, Professor forward to next year’s AILD in Melbourne. Craig Jeffrey, after a year-long, worldwide search. And all this as the enormous momentum in The arrival of Professor Craig Jeffrey in October Australia-India relations continued from 2014, has opened a new era at the AII. Coming to with the two governments making major steps Melbourne from Oxford University, Craig is to conclude the Comprehensive Economic an outstanding successor to Professor Amitabh Cooperation Agreement. No doubt we have had Mattoo. He is an exceptional scholar and with an exciting year indeed. him we have the chance to build the AII as one of the world’s leading centres for the study of India. The opening of AII@Delhi in August 2015 by the then Minister for Education and Training, I’d like to thank our partners and funders, in Christopher Pyne, represents a major extension particular our primary funder, the Federal of the Institute’s international reach. AII@ Department of Education and Training. My Delhi will foster collaboration between the thanks also go to the Victorian Department of two countries in research, education and skills Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and development. The Institute also opened its first Resources, the University of Melbourne, and node in Queensland, at Brisbane’s Queensland our partners at La Trobe University, QUT and University of Technology, to join the other two the UNSW. Finally, I’d like to thank the AII’s Australian nodes at La Trobe University and the staff, who have made so much happen with such University of New South Wales. success in the last year.

The inaugural Australia India Leadership I commend to you this 2015 Annual Report, Dialogue, held in New Delhi over three days in which records the Institute’s activities in detail. October, brought together cabinet ministers, I’m looking forward to even greater things in senior bureaucrats, Members of Parliament, 2016. distinguished academics and leading journalists Robert Johanson from both Australia and India. The AILD, Chair, Australia India Institute

6 AII@Delhi Director’s Report

In 2015 the Australia India Institute established a permanent intellectual mature, ideas matter. One needs to move from will aim to be the intellectual space where home in India. In the heart of India’s capital, AII@Delhi was inaugurated the transactional to focus on the bigger picture. people can meet and ideas can proliferate, so by Australia’s Education Minister, the Honourable Christopher Pyne, MP, Stable, strong and sustainable relationships are that the Institute becomes the most sought- during his visit to India in August 2015. not built merely on the possibility of mutual after destination for the most important gains, but on a vision of a shared future. conversations taking place between the two countries. AII@Delhi will serve as a centre of excellence forces in areas of critical importance for both In a year when the relationship between the for the study of India and its relationship countries and publishing research and policy two countries made enormous progress with I would like to thank the Commonwealth with Australia – an institution dedicated papers. AII@Delhi will work in partnership the successful conclusion of negotiations over and Victorian governments and the Australian to fostering the relationship and deepening with stakeholders and will expand the uranium sales and the deliberations over High Commission in New Delhi for their the engagement between these two vibrant partnership with other universities in Australia the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation unflinching support. I would also like to share democracies. Complementing the work of and India. Agreement entering their final stages, one can my gratitude for the continued support and the Australia India Institute in Melbourne, safely say that the era of mutual schadenfreude encouragement the University of Melbourne AII@Delhi will focus on encouraging dialogue, AII@Delhi successfully hosted the Australia is truly over. While these important diplomatic bestowed on us in helping to establish research and partnerships between the two India Leadership Dialogue in 2015. The and political achievements augur well for the AII@Delhi in 2015. countries. extraordinary success of the dialogue future of the relationship, at the core of that showed that thought leaders, policy makers, relationship are interactions between people. The Institute will be a resource centre for politicians, business houses and academics Indian and Australian academics, offering agree on the immense potential of the Technology and the internet may lead us to Amitabh Mattoo visiting residential fellowships to researchers Australia-India relationship. It showed too believe face-to-face conversations are outdated, Honorary Director, AII@Delhi from Australian universities, initiating task that for a relationship to be sustained and to but we underestimate personal communication at our peril. AII@Delhi in the coming year

8 9 AII@Delhi Annual Report

The opening of AII@Delhi in 2015 brought several years’ work by the Australia India Institute to fruition. AII@Delhi was launched on 18 February by the AII’s Patron, His Excellency the Hon. Alex Chernov, AC, QC, Governor of Victoria. AII@Delhi is the Australia India Institute’s flagship program in India. It is committed to work closely with the Government of India, the Australian High Commission, and a range of Indian universities and think tanks to expand the work of the Australia India Institute.

In August, the Hon. Christopher Pyne, MP, (AILD). The AILD, held in New Delhi during Minister for Education and Training, opened October with the support of the Australian AII@Delhi’s centre at B-3/70, Safdarjung High Commission, the Confederation of Indian Enclave New Delhi Industries and the Australia India Institute, brought together leading institutions for a AII@Delhi set for itself three priorities for its global exchange of experience, knowledge and first year. cultural learning. Delegates included cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, Members of Parliament, The first was engagement. AII@Delhi worked and representatives from business, industry, in partnership with existing stakeholders in education and media from both Australia and Australia and India. It expanded links with India. This unprecedented meeting of minds universities in Australia. And it began work generated great enthusiasm as well as significant as a resource centre for Indian and Australian exchanges of information for governments, academics and businesspeople. institutions and businesses in both countries The second priority was research. Here, AII@ seeking opportunities and ways to collaborate Delhi’s first task was to research the major in the Australia-India relationship. groups and stakeholders formulating policies The centre organised other events during the in both Australia and India. It went further, year besides the AILD. In May the Alfred examining the feasibility of AII task forces Deakin Memorial Lecture was delivered on critical areas of common interest for both by the foreign editor of The Australian, countries. It also worked on the publication Mr Greg Sheridan, who spoke on The Rise of and dissemination of researched policy papers China: Consequences for India and Australia. on emerging challenges, and will shortly open The Macarthur workshop, led by Dr David residential fellowships to researchers from Brewster, of ANU, discussed India-China at Sea: Australian universities in 2016. Competition and Coexistence. AII@Delhi also The third priority was dialogue. Part of AII@ organised a webinar with the new Director of Delhi’s function is to sustain a track-two the Australia India Institute, Prof. Craig Jeffrey, strategic dialogue between Australia and India. who spoke on India’s demographic dividend. To that end, AII@Delhi organised an annual AII@Delhi was simultaneously engaged with forum for leaders in higher education, and activities for the Chaophraya Dialogue – policy also, as the centerpiece of its year, set up the roundtables, taskforce meetings, dialogues, The Hon Christopher Pyne MP inaugurating the AII@Delhi offices in August inaugural Australia India Leadership Dialogue briefings and the distinguished lecture series.

10 11 Among the most notable were the 16th and 17th Interaction with Asialink dialogues, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during 14 April 2015 August and December. The 16th Chaophraya Dialogue hosted senior interlocutors from AII@Delhi hosted a roundtable interaction with India and Pakistan, and the 17th invited senior Asialink at the Taj, New Delhi. The meeting journalists to review recent developments included: Julia Fraser, Asialink’s co-director and the bilateral relationship between the two Australia and Asia Mental Health; Prof Ian states. Recommendations and joint resolutions Everall, Department of Psychiatry, University of were formulated which aimed to increase Melbourne; Vikas Gujral, Max Life Insurance; transnational engagement. Keshav Desiraju, former secretary of India’s Health Ministry; Dr Rajesh Sagar, Department AII Emerging Leaders Fellow’s of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical alumni lunch Sciences; Ruchira Gujral, UNICEF. They discussed issues related to mental health and the 18 February 2015 prospects for collaboration between institutions The first Emerging Leaders Fellows (ELF) in Australia and India. alumni event was held on Wednesday, 18 February in New Delhi to coincide with the Alfred Deakin Memorial Lecture launch of AII@Delhi. 5 May 2015 ELF alumni are an outstanding group of mid- AII@Delhi organised the Alfred Deakin career Indian professionals. Since 2012 Fellows Memorial Lecture, given by Greg Sheridan, of have been based at the Australia India Institute The Australian, who spoke on The rise of China: AII@Delhi staff with The Hon Christopher Pyne MP in Melbourne for their tenure, which culminates Consequences for India and Australia. The in a research paper and public lecture. ELFs event attracted an audience of more than 70 contribute regularly to the program of the senior diplomats, media personnel, think-tank institute and their presence enriches the representatives, academics and students from University of Melbourne through the academic India and Australia. research undertaken across a wide range of The panelists were: Mr Foley; Mr Mookhey; “The inauguration … of the Institute’s New disciplines. MPs’ visit (Luke Foley MP and Amb. Lalit Mansingh (former Indian foreign Delhi centre is an important milestone as it Daniel Mookhey MLC) secretary); Amb. Jayant Prasad (former Indian is the first offshore representation from its This private event was attended by several high commissioner to Afghanistan, Nepal); base at the University of Melbourne in 15 June 2015 diplomats, as well as the Patron of the Institute, Mr Chris Elstoft (Australia’s Deputy High Victoria,” he said. His Excellency the Hon. Alex Chernov, AC, The AII @ Delhi hosted a dinner for a visiting Commissioner to India); Mr Ari Nagar (Political QC, Governor of Victoria, who also launched delegation of Members of Parliament from New Section, Australian High Commission) and Dr “The Institute plays a crucial role in volumes two and three of the Emerging Leaders’ South Wales. The delegation included Mr Luke Amanda Day (Education Counsellor). strengthening the relationship in education and Reports at the lunch. Foley and Mr Daniel Mookhey. Mr Foley is the research between Australia and India, and the Leader of Opposition in New South Wales and Inauguration of AII@Delhi premises New Delhi centre can only strengthen this.” Australia India Council visit leader of the New South Wales branch of the AII@Delhi Australian Labor Party. Mr Mookhey is a Labor 23 August 2015 Panel discussion at JNU member of the New South Wales Legislative The Minister for Education and Training, the 18 March 2015 24 August 2015 Council and the first parliamentarian in Hon. Christopher Pyne, MP, officially opened AII@Delhi hosted the Australia India Australian history to be sworn into office on AII@Delhi’s offices during a visit to the site on AII@Delhi , with the Jawaharlal Nehru Council’s board members for a meet-and-greet the Bhagavad Gita. Over dinner both men 23 August.. University (JNU) organised a panel discussion roundtable. The roundtable took place in Delhi emphasised the importance of people-to-people on August 2015 between Australia’s Education on 18 March 2015. Australia-India Council relations between the two countries, as Indians Mr Pyne said expanding the Institute to Minister, Christopher Pyne; Adam Gilchrist, board members are appointed by Australia’s are one of the largest populations in Australia the subcontinent would help strengthen the Education Ambassador; the head of AII@Delhi, Minister for Foreign Affairs. and New South Wales. growing education and research bonds between Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, and the rector of JNU, Australia and India. Prof. Sudha Pai. The event accompanied the signing of a memorandum of understanding between JNU and the Australian Government.

12 13 Dr Amit Gupta talk on US, China and After welcomes from the dialogue co-patrons, Date Title Format of Event Speaker(s) Venue the Indo-Pacific Mr Anthony Pratt, of Visy Industries, and February Mr Anand Mahindra, of Mahindra and 18 AII Emerging Leaders Private Ashok Malik (Senior Journalist India International 10 September 2015 Mahindra, the co-chair of the dialogue, Prof. Fellow’s Alumni Lunch among other attendees Centre Dr Amit Gupta, an associate professor in the Amitabh Mattoo told delegates that every 18 Launch of AII@Delhi Private Guest of honour, Alex Churnov Taj Hotel, Mansingh Department of International Security Studies, idea needed a platform where intelligent and (Governor of Victoria) among Road USAF Air War College, Alabama, delivered creative conversations could take place. The other dignitaries a talk on US, China and the Indo-Pacific AILD aimed to provide exactly that forum for April in September in New Delhi. He provided a thought leaders from Australia and India to 14 Interaction with Asialink Private Julia Fraser (Associate Director, Taj Hotel, Mansingh socio-economic and political forecast based on discuss and enrich one of the most important Asia link University of Melbourne Road contemporary trends, and highlighted the role partnerships of the 21st century. Issues ranging and co-Director Asia Australia of the US and China in the region. from domestic politics, trade, services and Mental Health) and Prof Ian security architecture for the Indo-Pacific region Everall (Head of Department Dr David Brewster talk on were discussed. Particular optimism was of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne) India-China at sea expressed about the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), expected to be May 23 October 2015 concluded soon. 5 Alfred Deakin Memorial Public Lecture Greg Sheridan (Foreign Editor, Conference I, India AII @ Delhi and the Macarthur Foundation Lecture The Australian) International Centre organised a full-day conference on India- Australian delegation visit to Kashmir June China at Sea: Competition and Coexistence. The 27 October 2015 23 Inauguration of Private Christopher Pyne (Minister for AII@Delhi panellists included Professor Swaran Singh, AII@Delhi Premises Education) among other Australian Conference Room Jawaharlal Nehru University; Commander A delegation of Australian political leaders, delegates and the British High Abhijit Singh, Institute for Defence Studies academics, journalists and diplomats visited Commission and Analyses; Commodore C. Uday Bhaskar, Srinagar and met the Chief Minister of Jammu 24 Delegation interaction at Public Lecture Adam Gilchrist (Education Jawaharlal Nehru Society for Policy Studies; and Dr Jabin and Kashmir. They discussed various issues JNU Ambassador), Christopher Pyne University Jacob, Institute of China Studies. Some of the in which the state could collaborate with (Minister for Education) & the Vice Chancellor, JNU key issues discussed were: the India-China Australian states in horticulture, agriculture, September relationship in the maritime domain, the education and skills training. impact of India’s new strategic partnerships in 10 US, China and the Indo- Public Lecture Dr Amit Gupta (Professor, Air War AII@Delhi the Indo-Pacific, possible future scenarios for Prof Craig Jeffrey: Can India benefit Pacific" college, US) Conference Room the Indian Ocean balance of power, and the from its demographic dividend? October 23 India-China at Sea: Public Lecture Dr David Brewster Maple Room, India Indo-Pacific security structures’ responses to 23 November 2015 these issues. Competition and (Research Scholar, ANU) Habitat Centre On 23 November 2015, the AII@Delhi office Coexistence" Australia India Leadership Dialogue live-streamed Prof. Craig Jeffrey’s lecture Can 27 Australian Delegation Private Australian delegation that included Kashmir India benefit from its demographic dividend? Visit to Kashmir cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, 25–27 October 2015 to an audience at the AII Conference Room, members of the Parliament, The inaugural Australia India Leadership New Delhi. Notable participants included business heads, etc Dialogue was held in New Delhi from 25 to 27 Ms Amanda Day, Mr Hamish McDonald, Mr November October 2015. The participants, including cabinet Ben Sakkar Kelly, Mr Shaun Star, Mr Sushil 23 Can India Benefit from its Live Stream Professor Craig Jeffrey AII@Delhi ministers, bureaucrats, Members of Parliament, Aaron and Mr Prakash Nanda. Among those Demographic Dividend?” (AII CEO & Director) Conference Room people from business, industry, education who attended or provided feedback were Amb. and the media from both Australia and India Sheelkant Sharma, Amb. Lalit Mansingh, Amb. discussed the prospects for the Australia-India Navrekha Sharma, Mr Uttam Kumar Sinha, relationship and ways to strengthen it further. Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti, Mr Bhairabi Prasad Sahu and General Ramesh Chopra.

14 15 Australia India Leadership Dialogue 2015

Cabinet ministers, senior bureaucrats, members of Parliament, business leaders distinguished academics and leading journalists from both Australia and India came together in New Delhi in October 2015 for the inaugural Australia India Leadership Dialogue. The Dialogue, held from the 25th to the 27th of October 2015, discussed the prospects for the Australia-India relationship, and how it can be strengthened further.

The Dialogue’s co-patrons, Anthony Pratt, initiative wherein the two countries with Global Chairman of Visy Industries, and Anand shared values and a trust-based relationship Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director can work together in maximizing the economic of Mahindra and Mahindra first welcomed opportunities and minimizing the security risks the 50 delegates. The co-chair of the Dialogue, Professor Amitabh Mattoo, of the Australia With more than 60,000 young Indians now India Institute, told the group that although studying in Australia, education is a central the idea of an Australia-India relationship point of contact between the countries. Three areas came in for particular mention: student [L-R] Senator The Hon. Lisa Singh, The Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Senator The Hon. Penny Wong, The Hon. Gai Brodtman had now arrived, for any such idea to come MP at the Australia India Leadership Dialogue to fruition, a platform was needed where mobility, research, and vocational training. The intelligent and creative conversations could delegates agreed more effort should be put into take place. The AILD, he said, aimed to provide setting up collaborative projects, scholarships, just such a forum, where thought leaders from and training programs. shares with developing countries in the Indo- intellectuals in India and Australia on the both countries could discuss and enrich one On infrastructure and investment, delegates Pacific its expertise in productive, sustainable very nature of leadership. It might allow the of the most important partnerships of the 21st agreed that India, with its favourable growth agricultural practices. Given the large capacity elaboration of an idea of leadership, which is century. structure, is one of the region’s best markets of India’s research systems, similar collaborative collective and distributed through multiple The discussions that followed over the three in which to invest at the moment. They were innovation arrangements should be developed social networks. It might draw young people days of the Dialogue covered a host of issues, also of the opinion that India should replicate in other fields within the public and private into the conversation about leadership, and including domestic politics, trade, services the investor model of Australia, which is very sectors of India and Australia. the nature of power and its distribution, and education and the security architecture sound, and Australia should share its knowledge might thereby lead them to think about the Members of Parliament from both countries for the Indo-Pacific. Many delegates to help best practices for investors in India. In importance of making economic growth agreed there is strong bipartisan support for expressed optimism about the potential of mining too, Australian companies could help inclusive. stronger Australia India relations. The AILD the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Indian mining companies to increase their was seen as providing a great opportunity Delegates acknowledged the rich history of the Agreement (CECA) currently being negotiated productivity by making them familiar with to strengthen the relationship further. They Australia India relationship, and the substantial by New Delhi and Canberra. Officials from both modern technological practices. expressed the hope that both Prime Minister place India occupies in the Australian psyche. sides were confident the negotiations would Research and development was identified as Turnbull and Prime Minister Modi would They applauded the substantial nature of the conclude soon. another areas where cooperation between the carry on the good work of their predecessors dialogue, which had taken place, and the The dialogue’s other co-chair Ross Fitzgerald systems in the two countries has enormous and continue to build on this very important goodwill of those who believe in the Australia- said, the centre of global economic and political potential. This is especially so in agriculture, relationship. India relationship, which, they felt, would gravity is shifting to the Indo-Pacific region where new technology could deliver long- enable bilateral relations at all levels to grow and Lastly, delegates reflected on the Dialogue and working with India offers the greatest term benefits to farmers to in both countries. strengthen. itself. The Dialogue was seen as a forum, which opportunity in the world to make a difference. The Australian Centre for International would make discussion possible among public It is in this context the AILD is an important Agricultural Research (ACIAR) already

16 17 Partners

La Trobe University 2014 was a watershed year in Australia-India Research time they had left Australia. The students relations. Not only had Modi and Abbott struck La Trobe Asia has continued to support spent 12 days visiting farming districts La Trobe University’s engagement with India up a great rapport, the two countries’ economic, research with a small grant awarded to Seema in Karnataka state, studying farming continues to develop across the university, strategic and political stars appeared finally to Miglani and Professor Kamran Ahmed, for techniques and interviewing farmers about supported by La Trobe Asia and the partnership have aligned. But have all the roadblocks been their work on Corporate governance, executive the challenges they face. with the Australia India Institute (AII). cleared, and do their interests align in quite the compensation and Indian business groups: Public events way the optimists think? Evidence from an emerging economy. Other Queensland University of Technology research at La Trobe includes agriculture, In 2015, La Trobe Asia and the AII worked QUT’s engagement with India, which continues Other events language and literature, linguistics, business, together to present four events. to deepen across the university, was highlighted A symposium which allowed researchers water, diabetes and heart disease. An intimate round table with Professor T.V. working in Indian countries or through Indian this year by its partnership with the Australia Paul from McGill University, Canada. Professor collaborations to present their work. The La Trobe University will lead a joint La Trobe India Institute. QUT became the Queensland Paul presented research for his current book presenters were Professor Nick Bisley, who Asia-AII research project on Australia-India node of AII on 13 August 2015. explained La Trobe’s approach to Asia; Dr research collaborations for the Department of project Restraining great powers: Soft balancing To acknowledge this strategic partnership, QUT Markendaya Jois (Plant and Soil Sciences) and Dr Education and Training (DET). John Bayliss in world politics. hosted its first Tiffin Talk at the QUT Executive Sharon Croxford (Rehab, Nutrition and Sport) has been appointed to undertake the project Education Centre on 5 November. The Executive A round table with Professor Ashis Nandy, who on their joint study with JSS University, Mysore, which will map research collaborations with Dean of QUT’s Business School, Professor spoke on the topic Studying mass violence from on culinary herbs which reduce blood pressure; India across all institutions in Australia. It Robina Xavier, welcomed guests – among them a distance of 50 years. Dr Ian Woolford (Hindi Studies, La Trobe will also include case studies of best practice the new director of AII, Professor Craig Jeffrey – University) on his research on Hindi, English, in developing successful partnerships and highlighting the new relationship with AII, and A panel in Canberra on Australia-India and the 21st century university; and Associate recommendations about institutions (largely its promotion of business and cultural relations relations. The speakers – Dr Meg Gurry, John Professor Peter Sale (Plant and Soil Sciences) on Indian) to be supported. The project will be between Australia and India. McCarthy, Professor Ian Hall, and chair the New Colombo Plan study tour by La Trobe completed by mid-2016. Professor Nick Bisley – explored the challenges University agricultural science students. The guest speaker for the Tiffin Talk was Aurizon’s facing Australia’s relationship with India, Student experience Managing Director and CEO, Lance Hockridge. the extent to which these continue and the A public lecture by Dr Kumar Vishwas, the La Trobe University’s mobility projects continued continuing need to work hard on both sides to Hindi poet and political leader. Dr Vishwas in 2015, allowing students to experience India at spoke on the place of poetry in Indian culture, Lance spoke of his enduring personal interest improve links not just between Canberra and first hand. Highlights included: and association with India, fostered by Delhi but between our wider societies. The drawing on his own experience as a well-known • Two nursing students completed regular visits over more than 20 years. His audience – senior bureaucrats, former high performer at Hindi poetry gatherings. The lecture covered wide poetic ground – from placements in India. company, Aurizon, is also looking to expand its commissioners to India, academics and students the relationship between folk and literary • One student from the urban planning relationship with India. – then engaged in a rich discussion which traditions, to Hindi satirists and their critiques program in Bendigo completed an highlighted the need for more people-to-people Lance also said that in the first half of 2015, of government, to the three generations of internship in Mumbai with Australia links and the limits to how far governments India had eclipsed Japan and China as the single women in Dr Vishwas’s own family who have India Council can improve things. Universities, businesses, largest market for metallurgical coal. This is sung Tulsidas’s devotional verses. • The inaugural Punjab Kings Cricket think-tanks, civil society groups and other expected to increase significantly over coming Internship kicked off with seven sports non-government actors can do much to create years. Even more interesting, he said, was that A conference South Asia – Citywide (Melbourne management/sport journalism students mutually beneficial links between the two in 1799, Australia’s very first export of coal was South Asia Studies Group) with Professor Craig travelling for six weeks through India. countries. The event was a great success; a repeat to Bengal, India, from Newcastle, NSW. Jeffrey (Director, AII) as keynote speaker. • 20 students from degree courses in has been requested in 2016. Professor Jeffrey commented, “It was exciting agriculture, agriculture/business and to learn about the South Asia-related research The Tiffin Talk was well received. Following agriculture/international development Professor Nick Bisley (Executive Director, of so many graduate students working across this initial success, QUT, through its Graduate participated in a study tour in India with La Trobe Asia) presented a Tiffin Talk on the Melbourne … It’s the type of event that reminds School of Business, is planning a new series of the University of Agricultural Sciences, relationship between Australia and India. me why I became an academic.” events in 2016. Bangalore. For 17 of them, it was the first

18 19 University of New South Wales continued sponsorship of the Australia-India Youth Dialogue and support for federal bilateral The Gandhi Oration was the University of engagement. UNSW’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor NSW’s first major AII event for 2015. Hosted Academic, Professor Iain Martin, accompanied on 30 January on campus by the Patron of the then federal Minister for Education and UNSW’s AII Node, Dr Neville Roach, AO, the Training, The Hon. Christopher Pyne, MP, 2015 Gandhi Oration featured a conversation as part of an Australian education mission to with the Mahatma’s granddaughter, Ela India in August 2015. The mission included Gandhi, herself a well-known politician and discussions with stakeholders in the Australia- anti-violence activist. More than 300 guests India education and research partnership, attended a remembrance ceremony marking which allowed UNSW to promote the AII Gandhi’s assassination, and 900 attended Node’s activity in Sydney. the dialogue that followed. The oration was sponsored again by Tata Consulting Services Finally, UNSW’s new President and Vice and attracted representatives of the Australian Chancellor, Professor Ian Jacobs, formally and Indian Governments as well as business and welcomed the Director of the Australia India community leaders based in Sydney. Institute, Professor Craig Jeffrey, to campus in November. During that meeting UNSW was The success of the Gandhi Oration prompted delighted to be formally invited to rejoin the [L-R] High Commissioner of India in Australia, His Excellency Navdeep Suri, Chairman of the AII, Robert Johanson UNSW to explore further opportunities to launching ‘Emerging Leaders’ Report, Volume 4’. Board of the AII. UNSW undertook to support collaborate with Sydney-based organisations, several initiatives for 2016 including the AII which resulted in a fresh approach to the Masterclass, the New Generation Network of Gandhi Jayanti event in October. Held at the Postdoctoral Fellows, and the AII Fellowships. Art Gallery of NSW in conjunction with the Publications University of Sydney, the event showcased a monumental artwork, Public Notice 2007, by the Indian artist Jitish Kallat. The work is a Books rendering letter by letter of Gandhi’s speech on the eve of the Dandi march. The letters are Amitabh Mattoo, The Reluctant Superpower: Amitabh Mattoo and Souresh Roy, India- cast in fibreglass and resemble bones. Public Understanding India and its Aspirations, Australia Relations in the Asian Century: Notice 2007 provided a thought-provoking Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2012 Perspectives From India and Australia, Manohar backdrop to a panel discussion of Gandhi’s Publishers, New Delhi, 2014 statement ‘No culture can live if it attempts to Happymon Jacob, Domestic Politics, Strategic be exclusive’. The event was moderated by the Culture and Indian Foreign Policy, Manohar Amitabh Mattoo and Happymon Jacob, New gallery’s deputy director, Suhanya Raffel, and Publishers, New Delhi, 2014 Directions in Indian Foreign Policy, Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, 2014 included the UNSW author and journalist John Happymon Jacob and Mallika Joseph, India’s Zubrzycki and the University of Sydney political Economic Growth: Opportunities and Marlene Kanga and Amitabh Mattoo, economist Dr Elizabeth Hill as well as student Challenges for the Region, Manohar Publishers, Hullabaloo: The Fuss About the India-Australia representatives. New Delhi, 2014 Relationship, Australia India Institute, Melbourne, 2014 Later the Deputy Vice Chancellors and Pro Mallika Joseph, Demography in South Asia and Vice Chancellors (International) for New South Implications for Regional and Global Political Meg Gurry, Australia and India: Mapping the Wales met the Consul General for India, Mr Narratives, Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, Journey 1944-2014, Melbourne University Press, Sanjay Sudhir, to discuss ways the AII might 2014 2015 become a more active node for the state. This will be a development priority for the AII Node Amitabh Mattoo and Mallika Joseph, Rise of Forthcoming titles @ UNSW for 2016–17. China and India: Implications for the Asia- Amitabh Mattoo, Deconstructing the Pacific, Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, 2014 Other community outreach work included Argumentative Indian, Melbourne University Press, 2016

20 21 Author Meg Gurry at the launch of her book ‘Australia and India: Mapping the Journey 1944-2014’

Emerging Leaders Reports Fearless Nadia Occasional Papers Beginning in 2011, the Emerging Leaders The Fearless Nadia Occasional Papers are Fellowship Program has brought a bright array original essays commissioned by the Australia of mid-career professionals and academics to India Institute focusing on various aspects of spend up to eight weeks each at the Institute. the relationship between India and Australia.

Harsh Shrivastava, Rajib Maity. Ashok Malik Fearless Nadia (1908–1996) was an Australian and Mandira Kala, Emerging Leaders’ Report actress who began her career working in the Volume Two Zarko circus and eventually became a celebrated star of Hindi films in India. Fearless Nadia Harsh V Pant, Prasenjit Kundu, Pawan Agarwal brought a new joie de vivre and chutzpah to and Rakesh Ranjan, Emerging Leaders’ Report Indian cinema with her breathtaking stunts. Volume Three The Idea of Australia in Indian Media, by Jane Arumugam Aramvalarthanathan, Kumar V Rankin-Reid Pratap, Susan George, Happymon Jacob, Sharda Ugra Emerging Leaders’ Report Volume Four Fawad Ahmed And The Vanishing Of Billy Birmingham: How Ethnic Diversity And The Varghese K George, KP Sudheer, Dr Aprajita South Asian Diaspora Became Front And Centre Kashyap, Balaji Parthasarathy Emerging In Australian Cricket Policy by Sharda Ugra Leaders’ Report Volume Five

Rajshree Chandra, Arvind Shrivastava, Rajesh Santhanam, Nirupama Subramanian Emerging Leaders’ Report Volume Six

Ashis Jalote Parmar, Ansuman Pattnaik, Iltija [L-R] Cricketer Rahul Dravid, Journalist Sharda Ugra launching a ‘Fearless Nadia’ paper. Javed Emerging Leaders’ Report Volume Seven

23 Musician Chandana Dixit delivering her lecture in June Author and publisher Urvashi Butali speaking in June

Arts and Culture - Highlights

Chandana Dixit – The Stylistic tanslated by Shruti Nargundkar. Butalia, whose Fearless Nadia Launch with Rahul Book Launch: The Indian Diaspora: Evolution of Indian Music publishing house works exclusively with female Dravid Hindus and Sikhs in Australia writers in India deconstructed the process and In July, the Institute hosted Indian playback challenges she faces on a day to day basis. “The On the eve of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Professor Purushottama Bilimoria and Mr singer Chandana Dixit. Dixit, who is now based women we publish are also not necessarily Cup final in Melbourne, cricketing legend Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat, Authors in the United States, delivered a fascinating literary women, not women for whom writing Rahul Dravid joined the Institute in launching presentation tracing the tribal roots of Indian comes naturally and as a first activity, but journalist Sharda Ugra’s Fearless Nadia paper In June, the Institute hosted the book launch music and the varying features that have come they have something to say and their lives are Fawad Ahmed And The Vanishing Of Billy of The Indian Diaspora Hindus and Sikhs to characterise the music India’s different important for us to hear about and to publish,” Birmingham: How Ethnic Diversity And The in Australia by written by Institute fellow regions. She argued that Indian music and she said. South Asian Diaspora Became Front And Centre Professor Purushottama Bilimoria and authors spiritually worked together like hand in glove. In Australian Cricket Policy. The paper was Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat and Phillip Hughes. “Sound is the basis of all our spirituality,” Australia India Institute Film Series written during Ugra’s time as an Emerging Drawing upon a range of case studies collected Dixit said. The audience was treated to several Leader Fellow at the Australia India Institute over 20 years, the book offers a narrative for stunning vocal demonstrations before she went In 2015, the Institute presented a unique theologies, identities, practices and rituals in film series that highlighted the cultural and in 2013. “This paper looks at how Cricket on to explain the way in which the audio-visual Australia is dealing with the country’s changing the Indian community particularly the Sikh and medium had propelled Bollywood music. cinematic links between India and Australia. Hindu communities. The book was launched by The series was curated by director and producer migrant population and the growing south Asians population that arrive in Australia who the Consul General of India (Melbourne) Ms Urvashi Butalia – Translating Women’s Anupam Sharma. Films for the series included Manika Jain and Professor Fazal Rizvi from the 2001’s Dil Chahta Hai, the first Bollywood understand cricket, who know cricket and are Voices in India ready to play cricket,” Ugra said at the launch. University of Melbourne who said ‘diaspora is movie to filmed extensively in Australia and something through which we define ourselves,’ Feminist writer, publisher and founder of Aashiqui (1990), a film that is often credited during his introduction. Zubaan Books, Urvashi Butalia spoke at the with the resurgence of music-based romantic Institute to launch A Rag Doll After My Heart films in the 1990s. (2015), a poetic novel by Anuradha Vaidya

24 25 [L-R] Mike Moignard and Rohini Kappadath at the Australia India Automotive Roundtable High Commissioner of Australia in India, His Excellency Patrick Suckling

Workshops, Roundtables and Seminars - Highlights

Studying Mass Violence from a Distance well in foreign policy and done poorly in Victoria as well high levels academics and of 50 Years with Professor Ashish Nandy domestic economic development,” said Dhume. administrators in the University sector who He also argued that there was a limit to his have a special focus on India and Asia. Political psychologist, social theorist, and critic early push for clean and eco-friendly India. Professor Ashish Nandy visited the Institute “The environment is a concern, but Modi is not Other Highlights in March for our first roundtable discussion willing to sacrifice the strong consensus that the Roundtable discussion with Mr Patrick for the year. Among the topics explored on the country needs to industrialise,” said Dhume. He Suckling, Australian High Commissioner to day, Professor Nandy discussed the nature of also argued that while there had been a change India genocide, arguing the term itself had been used for the better in political corruption much more incorrectly since the end second world war. needed to be done when it came to campaign Professor T.V.Paul, Restraining Great Powers: “The term ‘genocide’ itself has a certain prestige financing. Soft Balancing in World Politics value attached to it. Such that if a killing is not a genocide it is not considered a proper killing.” Roundtable Discussion with His Professor Sanjay Zodpey, Public Health The event was strongly attended with a host of Excellency Navdeep Suri Workforce Challenges in India: Challenges and University PhD candidates present on the day. the Way Forward The Institute was honoured to welcome the Modi at Home & Abroad – Chai & new High Commissioner of India to Australia, Professor Binod Khadria, Migration amd Conversation with Sadanand Dhume His Excellency Navdeep Suri. Mr. Suri joined Education in the Era of Australia’s “Smart the Indian Foreign Service in 1983 and has Engagement” with India Journalist for the Times of India and the Wall served in India’s diplomatic missions in Cairo, Street Journal Sadanand Dhume joined the Damascus, Washington, Dar es Salaam and Institute at the halfway point of 2015 for an London and as India’s Consul General in appraisal on Narendra Modi’s first year as Johannesburg. Mr Suri took the opportunity Journalist Sadanand Dhume Prime Minister. “Modi has done surprisingly to meet Indian doctoral scholars studying in

26 27 Foundation-Abe Fellowship, the UN University and promising young and mid-career scholars World Institute of Development, and the POSCO were invited to attend from various Indian Fellowship from the East West Center. institutions as well as the universities of Oxford, Chicago, Copenhagen, Leipzig, Melbourne and Teaching Adelaide. Currently, selected papers from the In term 1 of 2015 Professor Anthony D’Costa 2014 conference are being edited for publication coordinated and taught the undergraduate course by Oxford University Press (his eleventh Contemporary India. The course had close to 50 volume) titled The Land Question in India: State, enrolments – far more than for previous terms. Dispossession, and Capitalist Development. Prof. D’Costa reoriented the subject thematically A second volume is planned from the 2015 over the full course of lectures; allowing students conference. to grasp complex materials more easily. The response from students has been positive. Publications and research Further to this, it is expected more students Prof. D’Costa’s book International Mobility, will be exposed to Indian studies because of a Global Capitalism, and Changing Structures of growing core group of faculty at the University Accumulation: Transforming the Japan-India IT specialising in some facet of contemporary India. Relationship (London: Routledge) was published in 2015. He also edited After Development In term 2, he offered The Political Economy of Dynamics: South Korea’s Engagement With Development in India for master’s students in Contemporary Asia (Oxford: Oxford University Development Studies– a subject that meets both Press). Indian Studies the India component of his role at the Institute and the development studies component, the Public Lectures academic program he is affiliated with at the School of Social and Political Sciences. Students Prof. D’Costa also organised public lectures by Dr took up his position in May 2013. Formerly with found the subject rewarding and gave it one of the Sang-woo Nam, professor emeritus and founding the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, highest ratings possible. dean of the Korea Development Institute’s School Professor D’Costa had previously spent 18 of Public Policy and Management, Seoul, at years at the University of Washington. The Prof. D’Costa is also responsible for coordinating the Melbourne School of Government and by author and editor of 10 books, he has written and teaching the Massive Online Open Course Dr Andres Solimano, founder and chairman extensively on the political economy of the (MOOC) Contemporary India. The subject went of the International Center for Globalization steel, automobile, and info-tech industries, online in 2015 with a total of 6,605 enrollments. and Development (CIGLOB), and Professor of on themes of globalisation, development, The largest number of students (30%) were from Economics, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile, innovation and industrial restructuring, India, followed by the United States (21%); the at the University of Melbourne’s School of Social inequality and employment. Most recently remainder were distributed among100 other and Political Sciences. he has written Compressed Capitalism and countries. In 2016 the MOOC will be run three times to ensure wider reach and greater exposure. In 2015, Prof. D’Costa presented nine lectures Development: Primitive Accumulation, Petty or conference papers at the Korea Development Commodity Production, and Capitalist Maturity Conference Institute’s School of Public Policy and in India and China, as well as book chapters Management in Sejong-City; the Center for Korea Supported by a small grant from the AII, Compressed Capitalism and the Challenges for Studies, University of Washington, Seattle; the Prof. D’Costa co-organised with Prof. Achin Chair in Contemporary Indian Studies Inclusive Development in India and Compressed University of Adelaide; the South Asia Center, Chakraborty, the Director of the Institute of Capitalism and the Fate of Indian Development. University of Washington; the University of Puget In 2013 the Australia India Institute and the Development Studies, Kolkata, a conference He is the series editor of Dynamics of Asian Sound, Tacoma; Tohoku University, Sendai; the University of Melbourne established a Chair in in Kolkata on contemporary India. (The 2015 Development and in 2016 published a book International University of Japan, Urasa; the Contemporary Indian Studies. This important conference followed a successful first conference Changing Structures of Accumulation: Global Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata; and position, funded in large part by the State held the previous year.) Titled Instruments Of Capitalism and the Mobility of IT Professionals the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Government of Victoria, puts the University of from India to Japan. Recipient of the US Intervention: Capitalist Development and the Melbourne at the forefront of a resurgence in Government’s Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Remolding of the Indian State, the conference Indian Studies in Australia. Abroad Fellowship, he has also received was held at IDSK during 11–12 December, 2015. The inaugural chair, Anthony D’Costa, fellowships from the American Institute of Proposals for conference papers were called for, internationally renowned political economist, Indian Studies, the Korea Foundation, the Japan 28 29 Projects

Victoria India Doctoral Scholarships • Ragesh Prapathan, Monash University. Research Title: Multifunctional The Australia India Institute manages and nanostructured coatings with celluloses, administers the Victoria India Doctoral graphene oxide and polymers Scholarship (VIDS) Program for the Victoria • Sneha Shikha, RMIT University. Government. The program aims to increase Research Title: Exploring the potential Victoria’s knowledge capital and enhance of bacterial isolates for rapid synthesis of relations between India and Victoria by silver nanoparticles and optimization of the attracting excellent Indian students and various physiochemical parameters supporting them to complete doctoral studies in • Rama Harinath Reddy Dadu, University Victoria. Through their positive experience, the of Melbourne. Research Title: Identification Program develops the ever-growing strategic of tightly linked gene based markers to relationship between Victoria and India develop ascochyta blight (fungal disease) and also creates ambassadors for Victoria’s resistant lentil varieties in changing climate education system. Launched in June 2011, the • Ria Rushin Joseph Akkara, Swinburne Delegates from the 2015 Australia India Youth Dialogue in Sydney VIDS program entered its fourth year in 2015 University. Research Title: Quantum with 29 scholarships awarded to date. simulations of ultra-cold atoms in fermionic The program gives Indian doctoral students phase-space the opportunity to work with top Victorian As the program wrapped up to a close, the last India Pakistan Peace and Conflict Emerging Leaders Fellowship Program researchers and supervisors in world-class of our emerging leader fellows undertook his Studies – Chaophraya Dialogue technologically advanced infrastructure Since 2011, the Australia India Institute fellowship at the Institute in June 2015: and research facilities, resulting in PhD has conducted a program of up to 5 week The Chaophraya Dialogue is a joint India- qualifications recognised by industry and residential fellowships at the Institute’s office Mr Sushil Aaron Pakistan Track II initiative undertaken by the research institutions around the world. Each in Melbourne. The fellowships were offered to Director of Projects, Centre for Policy Research, Melbourne- based Australia India Institute successful scholar receives a scholarship of outstanding professionals from India who came Chanakyapuri (AII) and Islamabad-based Jinnah Institute AUD$90,000 over the duration of their doctoral to Australia to research their topics in a wide Research Topic: Unforgotten Conflict, Kashmir (JI), to encourage informed dialogue on Indo- study, plus a full tuition waiver by the relevant range of sectors and disciplines and meet with after 9/11 Pak relations. The process has so far led to ten host university. Australian experts in their fields. rounds of dialogue and is now entering its sixth Dr Sushil Aaron is Director of Projects at the year in 2016. The six successful candidates for 2015 now Each fellow delivered a public lecture on a Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. He was studying at Victorian universities were: subject of bilateral or international significance for several years a Political Adviser at the British The Chaophraya Dialogue is primarily High Commission, New Delhi, covering India- meant to give informed members of the • Anbhara Vanangamundi, Victoria and produced an extensive paper published by the Institute. The fellows spent time at the Pakistan relations, Kashmir, Afghanistan and strategic community in India and Pakistan University. Research Title: Development of wider foreign policy issues. He has previously an opportunity to interact with each other polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration (UF) Institute and the University of Melbourne but also travelled to at least one interstate been a Sir Ratan Tata Fellow at the London on a sustained basis. Past participants in the membranes with enhanced hydrophilicity School of Economics and Research Fellow at the Chaophraya Dialogue have included senior and antifouling properties for water destination in order to engage substantially with their counterparts in other states and develop Centre de Sciences Humaines. He is interested former officials (Including Ambassadors, filtration in India-Pakistan relations, South Asian affairs Foreign Secretaries, Intelligence Chiefs and • Reshma Vijayakumaran, University of relationships that would further knowledge exchange and Australia -India cooperation and Indian politics – and his publications top-ranking members of the Armed Forces), Melbourne. Research Title: Novel approach include Straddling Faultlines: India’s Foreign academics, journalists and political leaders to suppression of solid tumours in each area of research. Participants include emerging leaders from academia, government, Policy in the Greater Middle East. from India and Pakistan. Initiated before the media, and the arts. Mumbai attacks of 26/11, the process played a critical role in bringing together senior interlocutors from the two countries when the

30 31 official dialogue process was suspended. Since policy advice across the field of Indian and Sydney and Melbourne, taking place from 26-29 AIEC Education Council then, the Chaophraya Dialogue has encouraged Indian Ocean security. January 2015. participants to share the conclusions of each The Australia India Education Council round with their respective governments. To date, the project has included field research AIYD 2015 strongly reflected the diversity of (AIEC) is a bi-national body chaired by the in India and China to meet with a range of the delegates’ backgrounds, accomplishments Education Ministers of India and Australia to There have been many efforts in recent years senior Indian and Chinese naval analysts. The and perspectives, facilitating deep discussions expand collaboration in education, training to establish greater Indo-Pak peace and project has also conducted a series of full day and reinforcing bonds of friendship and and research. It is represented by prominent understanding through Track II dialogues that workshops with senior analysts and academic understanding that were forged and enhanced members of academia, policy makers and have contributed towards an increased level of experts to discuss India-China maritime over the four-day period. industry aiming to set the strategic direction of understanding between the two countries. The security relations: in Canberra in May 2015 the bilateral education, training and research Chaophraya Dialogue draws from a growing (co-hosted with the National Security College, AIYD now has alumni of 120 of the most partnership by developing strategic advice to international community of stakeholders Australian National University); in Washington promising young leaders from Australia and focus and shape collaborative efforts. The AIEC committed to Indo-Pak peace and has DC in June 2015 (co-hosted with the Carnegie India. By bringing these young leaders together oversees working groups which implement attempted to innovate its conference agendas Endowment for International Peace); in Tokyo in a unique and dynamic forum, AIYD has initiatives agreed by the AIEC on a particular by addressing the rapidly changing bilateral in July 2015 (co-hosted with the National helped to ensure that the future of Australia- focus area and provides advice to shape policies dynamic on the ground. The liberalised visa Institute for Defence Studies); in Singapore India relations will be rooted in solid and deep and resolve complex issues. and trade regimes are the result of sustained in September 2015 (co-hosted with the Lee foundations of understanding and friendship. efforts at the Track II level, but new avenues of Kuan Yew School of Public Policy) in Delhi in The AII facilitates the ongoing work of cooperation and mutual learning need to be October 2015 (with AII @ Delhi); and a further AIYD 2016 is scheduled to be held from 27 – 30 the Australia India Education Council, explored to make these gains permanent. workshop in Shanghai in late November 2015 January 2016 in Delhi, Mohali and Bengaluru, including Working Group Projects, as well (co-hosted with the Shanghai Institutes for India. as the Commonwealth Government and MacArthur Foundation Project International Studies). The project has published the Government of India for the successful The Conversation –Developing an organisation and conduct of annual Australia The AII has played a leading role in promoting two reports: “China and India at Sea: Issues and Indian Media and Communications India Education Council meetings through discussion of evolving roles in Indian Ocean Options” (May 2015) and “China and India at logistical and administrative support. security. This project, funded by the John D Sea: A Contest of Status and Legitimacy in the Platform for India’s Academic and and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation in the Indian Ocean” (September 2015). Research Community United States (Chicago, Illinois) addresses how Australia India Youth Dialogue 2015 - The Australia India Institute and The China and India will interact as major maritime Sydney and Melbourne, Australia Conversation have been working together to powers in the Indo-Pacific region - the Asia- build and launch an independent and not-for- centric region that encompasses the Indian The Australia India Youth Dialogue (AIYD) profit communications platform aiming to and Pacific Oceans and which is defined by the is the pre-eminent track-two young leaders’ disseminate research by the Indian university roles and interests of major powers within that dialogue between Australia and India. and research sector to the broader community space. The project, taking place over a period Our vision is that the AIYD will provide a in India. of 18 months, is being undertaken by the AII sustainable platform for the youth of Australia with David Brewster, Project Director and and India to come together and foster an First launched in 2011, and now with operations Principal Investigator, who has an international enduring partnership between the two in the UK and the US, the Conversation seeks to reputation as an expert in Indian strategic countries. build a global network and not-for-profit online affairs and Indo-Pacific maritime security. platform for commentary and analysis written The principal goal of the project is to identify Each year the AIYD brings together 15 young by university-based experts and delivered direct practical policy measures that can reduce or Australian leaders and 15 young Indian to the public. This service will provide the manage the risks of strategic instability between leaders in the fields of business, arts, academia, public with access to trusted information and India and China in the maritime sphere. At a diplomacy, government, science and sport, analysis relevant to India’s economic and social policy level, the findings of the project could amongst others, to discuss opportunities and development, while at the same time helping serve as part of a wider set of ideas for helping challenges significant to the Australia-India to showcase Indian research and expertise to manage strategic change in Asia. relationship. globally.

The institutional goals of the Australia India Following their successful forums in New Delhi Institute (AII) in relation to the project include and Mumbai in 2012, Melbourne in 2013, and that of positioning the Institute as a leading Hyderabad and New Delhi in January 2014, source of objective and reliable analysis and the 2015 dialogue came back to Australia in

32 Ramona Yagnik leading a Kalaripayyat demonstration Tami Roos part of panel at ‘Meditation – India’s gift to the West’

Orations and Talks - Highlights

Emerging Opportunities in India with meditation an accepted and utilized practice Professor Craig Jeffrey Inaugural What Public Lecture with CEO of Bombay Lance Hockridge in contemporary society and how individuals is happening to contemporary India? Stock Exchange - Ashish Chauhan can make a start in incorporating it in their The Institute partnered with the Queensland lives. In July, the Institute hosted an interactive In October, the Institute, its stakeholders and In June, the Institute was fortunate enough University of Technology’s (QUT) Business lecture titled Kalarippayat: rediscovering India’s the broader AII community welcomed Professor to hear from the CEO of the Bombay Stock School to present Lance Hockgridge, CEO of lost martial art, meditational and medicinal Craig Jeffrey as the AII’s new director. In his Exchange (BSE), Ashish Chauhan. Mr Chauhan Australia’s largest rail freight operator Aurizon. tradition. Kalarippayat is not well known due to inaugural address, Professor Jeffrey outlined his whose visit to Australia was part of a broader Hockridge discussed Aurizon’s recent push its suppression during Britian’s occupation of vision for the Institute, his fieldwork research in push attract Australian investment in India, was into India and lessons from his experience. “Do India. Yet, the system is re-emerging and is now India and opportunities in the Australia-India generous and frank in his insight to the Indian not underestimate the value of relationships being practiced around the world by martial relationship. The lecture was followed by a lively economy. “Be patient, India is equally bad to and time spent on the ground. The Indian artists and yoga practitioners to increase outdoor public reception at the University of foreigners and Indians…we don’t discriminate growth story is happening right now, offering physical strength, mental balance and connect Melbourne, which inlcuded a Bollywood dance between outsiders and insiders,” he said. He also a wealth of opportunity for trade, services, the microcosm of one’s individual self to the troup, music and Indian food. The event was a made the case for India’s youthful population education, tourism,” he said. The signing of a macrocosm that surrounds them. To present terrific way to welcome in a new era at the AII. for the years to come. “In the next 30 years we Memorandum of Understanding between QUT, the lecture, we were joined by Australia’s two will create wealth that has not been created in The University of Melbourne and Institute leading Kalarippayat instructors, Alana Gregory the last 10 thousand years. And only people preceded the oration in Brisbane. and Ramona Yagnik. Finally, in September who are young, who are scientifically oriented, celebrity chef Adam D’Sylva gave an enthralled who are technologically-oriented, will be able Health, Culture and Spirituality Series audience a master class in how to cook Indian to learn newer things and create this wealth,” he In 2015 the Institute presented the Health, cuisine. While taking us through a few of his said. Culture and Spirituality Series. Convened by signature dishes, D’Sylva told us how growing Dr. Ranjit Rao, the series kicked off in March up with an Italian mother and Indian father with Meditation - India’s Gift to the West. The informed his approach to cooking and his rise lecture charted the ancient Indian, spiritual, to Australia’s culinary elite. religious and yogic traditions that have made

34 35 Business Development

During 2015 the AII has sought actively to AII’s Centre for Business, Trade and Regulation raise its profile with the corporate sector. (CBTR) now operates as a one-stop centre for Partnering with like-minded organisations such businesses seeking information, research and as universities, the Australia India Business guidance on Australia’s trade relationship Distinguished fellow Maxine McKew speaking at Director for Business Development, Jim Varghese Council (AIBC), Austrade and Asia Link, AII with India. As more and more outward- the first Australia India Automotive Dialogue has helped businesses find opportunities in looking Australian businesses recognise the sectors including investment, energy, resources, opportunities available in India, we expect manufacturing, education, health, urban design, the AII’s extensive expertise in the political, planning and innovation. The AII’s work is cultural and economic life of that country, Auto business round table Trade index well recognised in the energy and resources and its experience, services, contacts and data The AII and Austrade jointly hosted an auto The AII has in-principle reached an agreement industries through our contacts with Indian relevant to business will be increasingly sought dialogue panel designed to attract Indian with Deloitte Access Economics to develop mining companies including Adani, GVK, after, and will generate funding. investment in high-technology automotive jointly an Australia-India Trade Index, seg- TATA, and Jindel Steel, and in Australia Gina manufacturing. A follow-up Australia-India mented by states and industries. Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting as well as Rio To further raise its profile with business, the Automobile Round Table Conference was held Tinto, Woodside, Toro Energy and Aurizon. CBTR is developing, in cooperation with With Deloittes, the CBTR is currently seeking in Melbourne on 11 August 2015 to confirm Our business network has been strengthened business, an Australia India Trade index. Joint sponsorship from an appropriate bank to fund investment opportunities, with ministerial sup- by events such as the Australia-India membership arrangements with the AIBC, and the research associated with the creation and port from the Victorian, South Australian and Leadership Dialogue, led by Anthony Pratt AII’s business development fellowships will regular publication of the index. The Index will Federal governments. of Visy Industries, and the AII roundtable on further strengthen the AII brand. track trade performance by state and industry sustainable manufacturing of car components, Both dialogues were funded almost entirely in both India and Australia. The Index will National energy and resources forum as well as through AII’s business development by Austrade, and their success has raised AII’s raise AII’s profile as a source of business data on As an initiative to raise its profile with the sec- fellowships. We confidently expect further profile with both government and automotive the trade relationship, and attract sponsorship tor, AII, together with the AIBC, hosted a forum progress in this direction through our planned businesses. Senior Australian and Victorian from other sources, as well as investment in the on energy and resources in Brisbane on 18 June. India Australia innovation forum, endorsed by ministers praised the dialogues for enhancing business research AII conducts with its partner The forum, which was sponsored by Aurizon Gautam Adani and Sam Walsh, of Rio Tinto. the Australia-India economic relationship universities. The initial sponsorship contract for with the support of Asia Link, along with With the AIBC we offer a joint corporate by promoting Indian companies such as Tata the Index will contain a first-right-of-renewal Austrade and Trade Investment Queensland, membership and associated sponsorship Industries and Mahindra as potential partners clause, and a built-in provision allowing the and was launched and attended by the Minister program. We are actively seeking funding for Australian manufacturers. amount of support to be increased. AII believes for Industry and Science, Ian Macfarlane, was alliances with PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, Pitcher the Index would be attractive to a bank because attended by more than 120 delegates including Partners, Baker and McKenzie, Allens, HSBC, Further similar events are planned. it can be used in both Australia and India. representatives of the Australian and Indian Crowe Howarth, BDO Kendalls, as well as the governments and major businesses. Business Development Fellowships continuing support of the Indian government. Research Fellow Agreement on a program of business develop- Preparations are under way for the next forum, Dr Ashok Sharma successfully completed a six ment fellowships between Australia and India Specific initiatives to be held in Perth on 17 March 2016 with the month fellowship on International Relations has been reached with University of Melbourne and Business Development, supporting such Non-government funding strategy support of the Western Australian Government, Business School and QUT Business School. areas as research on the Gift City Riverfront A paper outlining AII’s strategy for increasing Austrade and WA universities. UNSW Business School is also interested in Project in Ahmedabad, Business Development sponsorship and funding for AII from non-gov- participating. Fellowships, Auto Roundtable and Energy and ernment sources is being progressed by AII. The program will be launched in February 2016. Resources Forum. The strategy envisages using the expertise relevant to business within the AII to create a sustainable, business-driven funding stream for the Institute.

36 37 AII in the News

January 11 Experts call for sustained Pak-India ceasefire to rid terror The Nation 11 Is this the end of Australia and India’s mutual neglect? WA today 12 Pakistan, India peace meetings calls for eliminating LoC tensions Ary News 13 Committed to signing FTA with India The Tribune India 22 Prof Amitabh Mattoo appointed advisor to JK CM Press Trust of India February 24 Australia in new push to attract India’s best and brightest SBS 19 Australia India Institute opens Delhi centre The Hindu September March 20 Australia after Abbott to be steady on India but expect more nuance in Asia The Wire 7 Pak-India ties: Indian intellectuals see no breakthrough The Express Tribune October 7 Distinguished speaker series: ‘Ordinary citizens of Pak, India want peace Daily Times 25 India talks next on Andrew Robb’s trade agenda Australian Financial between two countries’ Review April 25 Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ plan needs more focus Australian Financial 2 India-Australia FTA will create immense business opportunities: The Economic Times Review Amitabh Mattoo 26 Andrew Robb chases India trade and investment agreement The Australian 3 Australia to sign FTA with India to generate immense business Customs Today 26 Australia, India to hold talks on counter-terrorism, cyber security The Economic Times opportunities 27 India and Australia to hold talks on cyber-security Tech 2 6 Aviation or engineering? An Aussie perspective Hindustan Times 27 CECA must respect India's sensitivities on agriculture: Australia The Economic Times 14 India’s understanding of recent climate pledges ahead of Paris talks Eco-Business 28 Alliance with BJP gave Govt representative characte Daily Excelsior 28 Renu Fotedar dies in Everest avalanche Rising Kashmir 29 Australia has so much more to learn about India Brisbane Times May 29 India offers Australian coal producers the ride of a lifetime The Australian 7 Australian team envinces interest in sugar institute’s functioning Times of India 30 Australia on track to finalise nuclear, trade deals with India by year end Newzy 12 New director Craig Jeffrey to head Australia India Institute think-tank Economic Times 30 Australia has so much more to learn about India The Age 16 Infosys under Vishal Sikka reflects India's IT success story The Australian November 27 India’s Modi government boosts business confidence The World 5 India’s interests are aligning with Australia’s; now Modi must grasp the The Interpreter 28 Invest in stock market for creating jobs, says BSE CEO Ashish Chauhan The Economic Times opportunity 28 Modi the statesman must now sell domestic reform The Conversation AU 6 Freight giant Aurizon eyes Indian railways and logistics market Courier Mail June 6 Australia India Institute, QUT Business Launch Event Aurizon 2 India is a country in a hurry The Australian 14 Ex-FM admits India failed to work for peace with Pakistan The News International 17 Dispense with bureaucratic control for institutional excellence Business Standard 26 India’s jobless could hit the Asia-Pacific like climate change The Age 18 What’s Behind the new US-India Defence Pact Epoch Times December 18 What’s Behind the New US–India Defense Pact? Epoch Times 4 Indo-Pak journalists call for resumption of bilateral dialogue Daily Times 22 Oxford prof joins Melbourne’s India centre Campus Review 4 Pak, India journos call for bilateral talks resumption The Nation August 5 Pakistan yet to reckon move after Nawaz-Modi Paris meeting Seating Chair 11 Indian automotive mission to build links with Australian industry Business Standard 8 India, Pakistan NSAs talk terror and Jammu & Kashmir in Bangkok Daily News & Analysis 11 Pakistan and India urged to team up against terrorism Daily Times

38 39 Director Outreach

Professor Amitabh Mattoo, January 1 - September 30 Professor Craig Jeffrey, October 1 - November 30 October January 19 Keynote Speaker Sugden Fellows Lecture - Lifelines: 12-16 Delegate Australian Business week in India Understanding Youth in Contemporary India

February November 12 Chair of Keynote Asian Security Conference, 4 Keynote Speaker South Asia Citywide Conference, Institute of Defense Analysis La Trobe Univerisity

13 Panel Speaker Vivekananda India Foundation 25 Speaker Asialink Business State of the Nation - India: A New Regime of Economic Advancement 20 Panel Chair Kashmir after the Polls – India Habitat Centre December March 3 Panel Convenor Australian Anthropology Society Conference 17 Host Lunch for board members of the - Moral horizons, for righteous futures: Australia-India Council morality, temporality, and prefiguration

July 7 Panellist Melbourne School of Government 8-13 Commissioner Lancet Commission Meeting in New York, USA Conference: Democracy in Transition

31 Lunch Speaker Rotary Club, New Delhi 11 Speaker Melbourne South Asian Studies Group - Being the change you want to see in December the world: youth and politics in India 18 Panel Chair Effectiveness of Larger Pictorial Health Warnings – Global Best Practices – Constitution Club of India

40 41 In Their Own Words: Shobhaa De

Violence against women is being reported much And it’s not a very happy situation; the more than it was in the past, no question about migration of men from our villages to the cities, that. Social media makes sure every incident is a huge cultural shock. Suddenly they come is on Twitter and the awareness is that much across women who have personalities, who are higher. But I also believe, and this is my own educated, who have attitude and it’s just one way little theory and I’m sure I could be way off of, I guess, getting back or getting even; I don’t the mark that the sexual violence that we are know what it is. But the violence seems to have seeing today has nothing to do with sex, it has stepped up in the last four or five years to an everything to do just with violence. And there extent that is absolutely alarming. is a generation of young, unemployed Indian men who are frustrated on many, many multiple So abuse on the whole, and it’s really something levels. that as writers, as creative people, we can only express it as powerfully, as strongly as we can A lot of it has to do with maybe their diffidence with the mediums that we have. It’s actually about what happens five years from now; if you a huge challenge to get that message across don’t get a job what happens? And the only way because how do you get that message across to to express that kind of frustration is to pick rural India? To illiterate India? They don’t read, on the first defenceless person; it can often be they don’t read the newspapers. So, which is a child. The government tell women to “Cover why I am increasingly spending a lot of time up, dress up, don’t wear short skirts, don’t wear on television because if they not reading but shorts. Don’t drink in bars, don’t go to pubs, they’re certainly watching television and they don’t smile, don’t laugh, don’t cry,” you know, are certainly listening to various discourses and there are many don’ts: But what is a three-year- various conversations about sexual violence. old child, what crime has that child committed? If those children are being also sexually But I believe a woman with spirit will fight it assaulted, it cannot be about their attire or their regardless, as they have in our mythologies being provocative in any manner. and all our mythologies are actually full of the most dramatic women who would have taken So, that level of frustration I believe has a lot to charge of their own lives. And we are talking, do with the grim future men believe they face. how many, 5000 years and more. So, I wish we Women are getting an opportunity for the first would concentrate on those role models, rather time, when it comes to entering our engineering than women as victims. Because the chances are colleges, government colleges, law colleges, as if you see yourself as a victim, you’re going to surgeons, in our administrative services, in our be treated like one. You’ll behave like a doormat public school exams, and there is the feeling, and you’re going to have people walk all over perhaps, that they are taking away jobs that you. Just be yourself! Be sure of who you are as legitimately ought to go to these men, who are a human being, no necessarily as a woman. Live demoralised, who have nothing to do. with dignity and it will follow, what you want. Your dreams can be achieved, it’s not impossible at all.

Author Shobhaa De

43 In Their Own Words: Craig Jeffery

In March 1996, I was chatting with a rich power and money. ‘Source and Force’. You also Second, and more important for us tonight, in But Bloom added two crucial notes of caution: farmer named [Jaswant Singh] in rural [Utu hear ‘Back and Jack,’ Back means support and the 1990s and 2000s scholars began to argue that First, he said “Timing is everything.” The Pradesh], about 50 miles north-east of Delhi, Jack means some kind of leverage. a particular population’s structure can lead to demographic dividend is a one-in-a-lifetime on the sugarcane and wheat plains of Utu social improvement, in particular, a large adult, opportunity for a country to benefit from a Pradesh. We were drinking tea in his dusty and But your father’s fairly rich and well- young adult youth population; a population large youth bulge, it’s not going to occur again. distinctly agricultural courtyard but in front of connected,” I pointed out. Ram replied, “Yes, aged between roughly 15 and 40, can act as a It’s a window of opportunity. And second, us was a giant, shiny silver cup. Jaswant Singh’s but what can you do when 12,000 people type of demographic dividend. This argument and even more importantly, David Bloom son, 13-year-old [Ram Singh], had won this apply for every job? We are losing the will to can be traced, in particular, to the work of the and colleagues argued that if the institutional silver cup at his local English medium private live.” Stories such as Ram Singh’s have run economist David Bloom and colleagues, in a and infrastructural environment is not right, school. Jaswant dearly wanted his son to move through my recent research like a chorus. A seminal article written in 2002. Bloom argued countries will not benefit from the demographic up through the educational system and get a large, ambitious youth population buoyed by that many east-Asian countries in the 1960s, dividend. Young people need to be educated and government job. He was straining every sinew parental expectations, studies and strived in 1970s, 1980s and 1990s were going through healthy. There needs to be a stable government to make it possible; cultivating links in the local contemporary India. But many find themselves the demographic transition. Fertility rates had and reasonably strong economy generating a government bureaucracy, paying a lot of money unemployed. What does it mean, then, in been coming down rapidly, but death rates broad base set of jobs. And there needs to be the for his son’s education and trying to arrange the this context of seemingly poor-quality higher were still fairly high. As a result, there was a right environment for enterprise. marriage of his daughter into one of the state education and mass unemployment to be asking type of pulse moving through the demographic government bureaucracy. a question about India’s demographic dividend? pyramid, a relatively small child population and old-age population coexisted with a large youth There is a wealth of scholarly literature which The theme of money ran through our discussion and young adult population. The population can help us contextualize this question; of his family: Jaswant Singh said, “I’m trying pyramid, if you imagine it, began to resemble an particularly on the link between population to raise the value of my child.” On another hourglass. Bloom argued that this large youth and social progress. Writing in the early 19th occasion he added, “My son, Ram Singh, and young-adult population has a series of century, Thomas Malthus, famously wrote about will definitely succeed. A son is like capital; beneficial economic and social effects. a grandson is then the interest. And a great the dangers of a rapidly rising population. As grandson is compound interest.” I met Ram population increases, pressure is placed upon It increases national savings because relatively Singh ten years later, in 2007 when I was a country’s food reserves, ultimately leading large numbers of people are engaged in carrying out research in [Merit] city in western to catastrophe. Many development scholars in productive work, it reduces the amount of Utu Pradesh on student politics. It became clear the mid-twentieth and late-twentieth century money the state needs to spend on welfare which that things weren’t turning out quite as he and made similar predictions and were intensely disproportionately goes to children and old- his father had anticipated. Ram was 23 by this concerned about rising population rates in what age people, and a large young adult population stage and studying in the local degree college, was then termed the Third World. can be a source of new ideas. Here we find an [Merit] college. Ram had already obtained echo at the academic and policy level of Jaswant But in the last third of the twentieth century a BA and an MA but he’d repeatedly failed Singh’s idea of the son as capital, the grandson two new arguments emerged, which I think are to get a government job. Merit college had as interest. very interesting. First, scholars in the 19760s, been designed to look like a series of Oxford 1970s and 1980s such as Esther Bosire and quadrangles, but had fallen into disrepair. Julian Simon, argued that a large population can The weeds chocked campus was like some trigger innovation. And Julian Simon published kind of giant projection of Ram Singh’s mood a book with the title, The Ultimate Resource, and situation. “We’re basically destined to be originally published in 1984. Humans are the unemployed,” he said, “Because to get any job ultimate resource; population may be a boon here you need source and force.” Source referred rather than a burden. to social connections, force referred to muscle-

44 45 In Their Own Words: Ashish Chauhan

Narendra Modi’s government took office a year are high, there has been an arbitrage between seen scams where people make billions from One problem is red tape. India has several ago today, with the dream of a billion people, India and markets where interest rates are coal block allocations, or when telecoms get free thousand acts and laws which have become perhaps more, on his shoulders. A year on, practically zero. People borrow there and invest bandwidth. Then there is procedural corruption, outdated. Many actually contradict each other, everyone is asking: what has he done? What has in India – the so-called carry trade. where you have to pay money to get certification so if you observe one law, you are violating he not done? to do anything. The Modi Government has another. It stops industries from coming, it stops India has about 1.27 billion people. About half eliminated the time-consuming certification people from moving, it stops people from doing India’s GDP is growing fast. Growth is projected are younger than 25. It’s a poor country. For processes, and the opportunities for corruption anything. Mr Modi is in the process of removing to be between 8 and 8.5 per cent in 2015-16. most, life is tough. GDP is about $US2.1 trillion, they create. It has also tackled policy corruption one law a day – so thousands are going to be Measured in purchasing power parity terms, which means per capita GDP is about $US1,500. by auctioning off coal blocks and bandwidth. removed over the next few years. India’s economy is now the world’s third largest The result: tens of billions of dollars will now go But it is also a very interesting society – behind the United States and China. From to the Indian Treasury, instead of into private Another problem is infrastructure. In India it is technology oriented, scientifically oriented. You representing less than 4 per cent of world GDP hands. The increase in revenue is probably why pretty poor, whether in cities, towns, in roads, see many students here in Australia from India, in 1990, it is now estimated to represent more Moody’s, the ratings agency, recently raised ports, airports. But it also means India is able or others who are engineers or doctors. Over than 6 per cent. Some dispute these estimates, India’s credit rating. to leap-frog. Take power: many houses don’t but the trend is clear: India is growing at a good the last 30 years India, which used to be very have electricity. This government has promised pace now. inward looking, has started to look outwards. Under Modi, inflation has fallen below 5 per power to every house in India by 2017. There are And people are science- or technology-oriented cent – a rate that is the stuff of dreams in India. tail-winds which will help the government here. The fiscal deficit has been controlled. The not because of some government plan. Indian External factors of course are at play here: As solar power becomes much cheaper people 2014-15 target – a fiscal deficit of 4.1 per cent governments are not that effective at planning. agricultural commodities are at a low point in can install it in their home and not depend of GDP – has been met, and the Government the price cycle. Oil is cheap. Gold prices have on the grid. Technology is now solving many Like China, India was modelled on Soviet is on track to meet its target of 3 per cent in fallen. Yet the prices of these have been low at things in similar ways. Instead of depending Russia when it became independent in 1947. 2017-18. Inflation has played a role, because times under previous governments while India’s on the government people are actually solving We started following socialist policies. But despite continuing government borrowing, inflation has stayed high, because excessive problems themselves. Indians, as you may have observed – although government debt as a proportion of GDP has spending has required past governments to print Indians won’t like this – tend to do things by been falling. The rupee has appreciated against money to pay for it. Modi deserves credit for halves. We never complete anything. So we most currencies, except the US and Australian changing that. dollars. were on a socialist path, but we didn’t do the social reforms, we didn’t do the land reforms, As I said, India is a country of young people. Foreign direct investment has increased over the our stock exchanges – the fountainhead of More than 50% of Indians, 600 million people, last couple of years from less than $US25 billion capitalism – continued to work. are 25 or younger. Getting them jobs is a in 2012 to just under $30 billion in 2014. If the phenomenal task. We need to create 15 million But we did have five-year plans. They continued Modi Government can improve the ease of new jobs every year for the next 20 years. 15 till last year. The new government abolished the doing business in India, it will probably increase million new jobs is actually unheard of, except Planning Commission – because it only ever further. in China, before. The problem cannot be solved planned. There was no execution. in one year, but Mr Modi has been floating ideas India’s financial markets have grown over which will change India, if they are handled the last 20 years so that India’s market is now This inertia is significant because suddenly, in well. capitalised at about $US1.6 trillion. The Sensex the last couple of years, pent-up frustration, index has risen by almost 300 times in the last magnified by the demands of a youthful, 35 years. energetic population, has boiled up over three main issues: corruption, inflation, and jobs. Foreign portfolio investors have started to pump in money. Last year much of it came for India knows two types of corruption. One is government bonds, not equities. Because the policy corruption, where governments create rupee has been stable and India’s interest rates policies which favour people they like. We have

46 47 Patrons and Fellows

Patron Charles Green Fellows Jane Lu

The Honourable Linda Dessau, AM Brian Hayes QC Farrah Ahmed Hector Malano Governor of Victoria Robin Jeffrey Purushottama Bilimoria Jim Messelos Patron, Australia India Howard Brasted Leadership Dialogue Sunjoy Joshi Michael Moignard Anthony Pratt Dr Marlene Kanga Lance Brennan Michael Pearson Richard Cashman Distinguished Fellows Maxine McKew Fazal Rizvi David Brewster Rob Moodie Mridula Nath Chakraborty Dennis Rumley

Deirdre Coleman Ashis Nandy Robyn Davidson Samir Saran

Suranjan Das Greg Sheridan Bina Fernandez Christopher Snedden

Swapan Dasgupta Brian Stoddart Meg Gurry Pradeep Taneja

Gareth Evans AC QC Shashi Tharoor Christopher Kremmer Pera Wells Wayne Lewis Ian Woolford

48 Governance and Staff

Australia India Institute (AII) Board is Australia India Institute Staff constituted as follows: as of 31 December 2015 a. chancellor or nominee (chair); Craig Jeffrey: CEO and Director b. vice-chancellor or nominee; Amitabh Mattoo: Honorary Director, c. director, Australia India Institute or AII@Delhi nominee; d at least three other members with skills Robert Johanson: Executive Chair relevant to the activities of the AII, Anthony D’Costa: Professorial Chair of appointed by the vice-chancellor from time Contemporary Indian Studies to time. Jim Varghese: Executive Director of The Board exercises governance oversight of the Business Development operations of the Institute, formulates an annual Ashok Malik: Australia India Institute/ budget for the Institute approved by Council, Observer Research Foundation Chair and sets the strategic direction of the Institute, Angus Blackman: Events and including consideration and approval of its Communications Assistant strategic plan and annual program of activities. It also monitors the performance of the Institute Shanka De Silva: Operations Manager with regard to any conditions placed upon Tess Gross: Executive Assistant to the Director grants from the Commonwealth of Australia or Roomana Hukil: Program Coordinator, any other sources. AII@Delhi 2015 Board Members Iltija Javed: Research Assistant, AII@Delhi as of 31 December 2015 Mallika Joseph: Deputy Director, AII@Delhi Robert Johanson – Executive Chair, Deputy Shibu Kitroo: Operations and Finance Officer Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and Chairman of the Melbourne University Fund Tanvi Kulkarni: Project Officer, AII@Delhi Craig Jeffrey – CEO and Director Amith V Kumar: Country and India Engagement Officer, AII@Delhi Susan Elliot – Deputy Provost and DVC (International), the University of Melbourne Vinod Mirchandani: Deputy Director, AII@Delhi Amitabh Mattoo – Honorary Director, AII@Delhi Kog Ravindran: Media and Communications Officer Nick Bisley – Executive Director, La Trobe Asia Souresh Roy: Research Associate, AII@Delhi Ross Fitzgerald – Director, Visy Industries Marianna Sarris: Operations and Karen Sandercock – Branch Manager, Projects Officer Australian Government Department of Education and Training Ashok Sharma: Research Fellow, Business Development Simone Traglia: Events and Communications Officer

50 Financials

Attached are the income and expenditure financial statements of the Australia India Institute from 2008 to 31 December 2015 as prepared by the Operations Manager - Australia India Institute for 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 audited and certified by Peter McGrath, Associate Director, Audit Assurance Services. From 2008 to December 2010 the financial report was certified by Chief Finance Officer, University of Melbourne and published in the 2010 annual report.

Commonwealth Government funds (including DET), State Government Grants (DEDJTR), University contributions and other income were expended for the purpose they were provided in the Conditions of Grant and the Institute has been in compliance with all contract, agreement and pertinent legislation.

53 Australia India Institute - Income and Expenditure Report 2012 - 31 December 2015 Australia India Institute - Income and Expenditure Report 2012 - 31 December 2015 (Continued) General operating / Aii Project General operating / Aii Project Fed Gov Dep of Education and Training Vic Gov DEDJTR UoM Project / Account number : 095579 090262 095581 095583 090265 Actual as of end 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015 Trust Account OPENING BALANCE (Notional 2012 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2015 cash carry forward from Previous - 1,507,152 1,543,220 654,816 - Year) - 1,554,990 778,187 794,730 - -274,173 -279,946 - INCOME Commonwealth Funding / Block Grant Funding / Financial 1,500,000 - - - 3,000,000 Assistance ------State & Local Government Grants - - - - - 1,500,000 ------Other Grant Income (PCS) ------Investment Income 7,152 36,067 25,346 5,350 35,039 54,990 -26,803 16,543 7,688 1,543 -6,539 -5,305 - Non Course Fees & Services - - - 27 ------Professional Services / Consulting - - - - and Contracted Services ------

Other Income (GCP) ------Fee for Service Income - - - - 2,148 ------197 - Asset Disposal ------Internal Allocations/Transfers- - - - 3,837 - Central Admin. (UoM) - -750,000 - - 750,000 - 6,439 - Internal Recoveries-Department Use - - - - (Shared expenses recovery) ------

Total Income 1,507,152 36,067 25,346 9,214 3,037,187 1,554,990 -776,803 16,543 7,688 751,543 -6,539 1,331 -

EXPENDITURE Total Academic Salaries - - - 93,095 11,860 - - - - 21,209 - 109,210 - Total Professional Salaries - - 542 52,778 25,167 - - - - 32,003 - 276,264 21,046 Salary Expenditure Total - - 542 145,873 37,026 - - - - 53,212 - 385,474 21,046 Grant Expense - - 21,136 2,056 - - - - - 70,195 - 5,000 7,636 Finance Related Costs (Tax) - - 38,992 422 3,490 - - - - 36,366 -3,094 2,428 2,369 Student Support ------5,307 - - - Consumable Goods and Services - - 138,811 17,673 23,431 - - - - 106,971 - 26,375 11,779 Expert Services - - 252,502 309,919 98,661 - - - - 324,657 - 50,572 118,703 Travel, Accom, Conf, Seminars, - - 413,359 172,951 115,045 - - - - 394,374 2,328 44,413 51,303 Workshops, Events & Programmes Expensed Assets - - 4,777 7,239 15,063 - - - - -2,563 - 2,305 6,894 Infrastructure Related Expenses - - 43,631 7,890 12,112 - - - - 37,196 - 7,204 4,326 Internal Allocations/Transfers------Central Admin. (Support Cost) - - Non Salary Expenditure - - 913,208 518,149 267,802 - - - - 972,504 -766 138,296 203,010 Total Expenditure - - 913,749 664,022 304,828 - - - - 1,025,716 -766 523,770 224,056 Net Surplus/(Deficit) 1,507,152 36,067 -888,404 -654,809 2,732,359 1,554,990 -776,803 16,543 7,688 -274,173 -5,774 -522,438 -224,056 CLOSING BALANCE 1,507,152 1,543,220 654,816 7 2,732,359 1,554,990 778,187 794,730 802,418 -274,173 -279,946 -802,385 -224,056

54 55 Australia India Institute - Income and Expenditure Report 2012 - 31 December 2015 University In-Kind Contribution Report 2011 - 31st December 2015 General operating / Aii Project Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Actual Actual Actual 2015 University of Melbourne Other Income 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 UoM Project / Account number 006-88- 0100-00- 0100 - 02 - 000000 & 000010 9340-25- 0100- 02 - 000020 9340-25- CHARGES : 00010 000010 000000 & 000020 Overhead Charges 1 42,346 58,155 299,498 339,332 - - - - 000353 IT Common Services - 64,027 85,463 66,875 86,938 Actual as of end 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 Finance Common Services - 9,266 6,925 5,940 7,722 OPENING BALANCE (Notional - 875,308 600,454 327,415 903,986 -2,059 -4,356 0 - 23,129 0 cash carry forward from Previous HR Common Services - 3,931 13,241 6,020 7,826 Year) Property Common Services - 111,583 87,795 87,819 114,165 INCOME Property Rental - 61,133 61,045 53,815 69,960 Commonwealth Funding / ------660,696 511,799 525,430 - - OHS Common Services - 649 1,211 810 1,053 Block Grant Funding / Financial Assistance SPU Common Services - 2,398 1,745 1,493 1,941 State & Local Government ------Total Income 42,346 58,155 299,498 339,332 252,987- 257,425 222,772 289,604 Grants Other Grant Income (PCS) ------21,000 - 3,000 - - Drivers for Overhead Charges: Investment Income ------FTE 1 1 5 6 Non Course Fees & Services ------Overhead charges per annum 56,461 58,155 59,900 61,697 Professional Services / ------24,831 10,000 140,084 per FTE 2 Consulting and Contracted Services Notes: Other Income (GCP) ------1. 2008-2011 data are estimates based on a unit of $56,461 per Full-time Effective (FTE) staff member indexed at 3% p.a. Fee for Service Income ------3,150 90,140 64,505 2. Data for 2012 and 2013 are notional calculations of property and common charges attributed to the Institute in the Asset Disposal ------318 455 - divisional budget Internal Allocations/Transfers- 1,000,000 - - 850,000 - - 399,753 630,768 - 23,066 - 3. 2012 data is based on actual usage of property and common charges Central Admin. (UoM) 4. 2013 data is based on the drivers used to calculate the 2013 budget allocations of property and common charges Internal Recoveries-Department ------5. In 2013, the charges will remain as budgeted, except that property charges may vary in Q3 and Q4 should space Use (Shared expenses recovery) requirements vary Total Income 1,000,000 - 850,000 - - 399,753 630,768 709,995 635,460 733,019 -

EXPENDITURE Total Academic Salaries 110,386 188,381 193,643 200,504 384,522 - - 115,209 273,857 447,583 43,160 Total Professional Salaries - 5,205 - 9,824 419,739 - 395,644 215,559 413,010 210,172 147,506 Salary Expenditure Total 110,386 193,586 193,643 210,328 804,261 - 395,644 330,768 686,866 657,755 190,665 Grant Expense ------Finance Related Costs (Tax) 173 4,965 883 58 -677 - -2,727 - - 834 852 Student Support ------Consumable Goods and 4,545 4,658 7,018 -4,142 -738 - 300 - - - - Services Expert Services 903 10,394 40,522 34,277 11,141 - - 300,000 - - 372,741 Travel, Accom, Conf, Seminars, 8,685 58,803 9,423 18,024 389 - 2,180 - - - 58,500.00 Workshops, Events & Programmes Expensed Assets - 2,444 19,137 510 491 ------Infrastructure Related - 4 2,413 14,374 91,177 2,298 - - - - - Expenses Internal Allocations/Transfers------Central Admin. (Support Cost) Non Salary Expenditure 14,306 81,268 79,396 63,101 101,784 2,298 -247 300,000 - 834 432,092 Total Expenditure 124,692 274,854 273,039 273,429 906,045 2,298 395,397 630,768 686,866 658,588 622,758 Net Surplus/(Deficit) 875,308 -274,854 -273,039 576,571 -906,045 -2,298 4,357 - 23,129 23,129 110,261 CLOSING BALANCE 875,308 600,454 327,415 903,986 -2,059 -4,356 0 0 23,129 0 110,261

56 57 Australia India Institute - Income and Expenditure Report 2011 - 31 December 2015 Australia India Institute - Income and Expenditure Report 2011 - 31 December 2015 (Continued) Existing - Other special projects Existing - Other special projects Fed Gov Dep of Mcarthur Pratt Vic Gov DBI Vic Gov DBI (Continued) Education and F G AusAid F G AIC Foundation Foundation Training VIDS “VIDS “PCS UoM Project / Account VIDS I VIDS II Trust VIDS II AIEC II IACP PCS III “Mcarthur “PCS 15/16 VIDS I Trust Account 095589 III Trust III 15/16 number : 095577 Account 095585 095586 095591 095584 095590 ‘095593” ‘090266” 090264 090265” ‘090266” Actual as of end 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2014 2015 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 OPENING BALANCE (Notional cash carry forward - 1,005,978 1,005,998 - 963,492 1,024,422 -974,274 -975,983 - 1,029,878 1,051,772 - -728,736 -1,021,157 - - - 229,477 - 90,153 13,066 - 79,405 - - - from Previous Year) INCOME Commonwealth Funding / Block Grant Funding / ------300,000 - 269,960 ------Financial Assistance State & Local Government - - - - 2,000,000 - 41,993 ------109,214 950,000 ------Grants Other Grant Income (PCS) ------258,353 8,471 230,501 438,027 125,000 Investment Income 5,978 20 17,382 - - -1,664 - -16,845 29,878 21,894 18,830 -4,951 -15,816 -16,895 -917 ------Non Course Fees & Services ------Professional Services / Consulting and Contracted ------Services Other Income (GCP) ------Fee for Service Income - - - 1,000,000 ------Asset Disposal ------Internal Allocations/ Transfers-Central Admin. 1,000,000 - - - - -2,000,000 - - 1,000,000 ------4,218 ------(UoM) Internal Recoveries- Department Use (Shared ------expenses recovery) Total Income 1,005,978 20 17,382 1,000,000 1,000,000 -2,001,664 41,993 -16,845 1,029,878 21,894 18,830 -4,951 -15,816 92,320 949,083 - 304,218 - 269,960 - - 258,353 8,471 230,501 438,027 125,000

EXPENDITURE Total Academic Salaries ------

Total Professional Salaries - - - 28,858 90,112 -73,516 - - - - - 73,516 ------

Salary Expenditure Total - - - 28,858 90,112 -73,516 - - - - - 73,516 ------Grant Expense - - - - - 87,041 73,069 - - - - 540,000 - - - - - 35,000 53,000 ------Finance Related Costs (Tax) - - - - 651 -564 - - - - - 652 27 9 ------2,200 - - 216 Student Support - - - - 810,000 2,743 -30,328 - - - - 90,000 270,000 49,528 - 540,000 ------Consumable Goods and - - - 1,082 1,372 -850 606 - - - - 1,351 4,368 27 - - 1,000 - - - - 37,648 560 - 254 16,607 Services Expert Services - - - 6,568 1,244 -1,169 ------39,689 22,056 120,000 70,000 - 26,217 41,050 17,653 193,569 720 Travel, Accom, Conf, Seminars, Workshops, Events - - - - 35,691 -16,653 356 - - - - 18,267 2,210 2,321 - 10 34,053 93,755 6,807 7,086 - 106,758 44,065 91,857 35,754 111,076 & Programmes Expensed Assets ------Infrastructure Related ------8,325 - - - 7 Expenses Internal Allocations/Transfers------Central Admin. (Support Cost)

Non Salary Expenditure - - - 7,650 848,958 70,548 43,703 - - - - 650,269 276,605 51,884 - 540,010 74,742 150,812 179,807 77,086 - 178,948 87,875 109,510 229,577* 128,626

Total Expenditure - - - 36,508 939,070 -2,967 43,703 - - - - 723,785 276,605 51,884 - 540,010 74,742 150,812 179,807 77,086 - 178,948 87,875 109,510 229,577 128,626*

Net Surplus/(Deficit) 1,005,978 20 17,382 963,492 60,930 -1,998,696 -1,709 -16,845 1,029,878 21,894 18,830 -728,736 -292,421 40,436 949,083 -540,010 229,477 -150,812 90,153 -77,086 -13,066 79,405 -79,405 120,991 208,450 -3,626 - - - CLOSING BALANCE 1,005,978 1,005,998 1,023,380 963,492 1,024,422 -974,274 -975,983 -992,828 1,029,878 1,051,772 1,070,603 -728,736 -1,021,157 -980,721 949,083 -540,010 229,477 78,665 90,153 13,066 - 79,405 - 120,991 208,450 -3,626 - - - 58 59 Australia India Institute - Income and Expenditure Report 2008 - 31 December 2015 Completed - General operating / Aii Project Fed Gov Dep of Education and Training UoM Project / Account number : 095576 Actual as of end 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 OPENING BALANCE (Notional cash carry forward from 5,506,000 5,503,789 4,389,266 3,900,270 760,385 -0.67 -0.67 Previous Year) INCOME Commonwealth Funding / Block Grant Funding / - - 2,600,000 - - - - Financial Assistance State & Local Government Grants ------Other Grant Income (PCS) - - 137,580 77,715 - - - Investment Income ------Non Course Fees & Services ------Professional Services / Consulting and Contracted Services ------Other Income (GCP) ------Fee for Service Income - 604 214,407 -93,142 1,398 - - Asset Disposal - - 900 59 841 - -

Internal Allocations/Transfers-Central Admin. (UoM) ------Internal Recoveries-Department Use (Shared expenses ------recovery) Total Income 5,506,000 604 2,952,887 -15,368 2,239 - -

EXPENDITURE Total Academic Salaries - 21,039 189,520 24,364 145,536 - - Total Professional Salaries - 376,520 596,345 402,278 263,762 - - Salary Expenditure Total - 397,559 785,865 426,642 409,299 - - Grant Expense - 25,000 529,522 261,761 72,500 - - Finance Related Costs (Tax) 534 5,090 39,157 102,922 11,259 - - Student Support - 2,158 21,828 20,828 - - - Consumable Goods and Services 430 42,645 257,659 385,786 52,681 - -0.67 Expert Services - 458,049 738,929 537,966 42,598 - - Travel, Accom, Conf, Seminars, Workshops, Events & 1,247 167,311 867,173 1,164,253 40,463 - - Programmes Expensed Assets - 2,985 31,424 32,006 6,562 - - Infrastructure Related Expenses - 2,322 134,946 183,505 57,848 - - Internal Allocations/Transfers-Central Admin. (Support - 12,008 35,380 8,848 69,415 - - Cost) Non Salary Expenditure 2,211 717,568 2,656,018 2,697,875 353,326 - -0.67 Total Expenditure 2,211 1,115,127 3,441,883 3,124,517 762,625 - -0.67 Net Surplus/(Deficit) 5,503,789 -1,114,523 -488,996 -3,139,886 -760,385 - -0.67 CLOSING BALANCE 5,503,789 4,389,266 3,900,270 760,385 -0.67 -0.67 0

61 Australia India Institute - Income and Expenditure Report 2008 - 31 December 2015 Australia India Institute - Income and Expenditure Report 2008 - 31 December 2015 (Continued) Completed - Other special projects Completed - Other special projects (Continued) Fed Gov Dep of Education and Training Fed Gov DFAT British Gov UoM

UoM Project / Account number : AIEC 095578 AISE 095580 AISE 095580 YPD 095587 YPD II 095592 PCS II 095582 L&T MOOC 000082

Actual as of end 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 OPENING BALANCE (Notional cash carry - 370,750 305,604 - 159,620 1,258 - 115,993 283 - 4,417 - -234 - -512 -512 - - - forward from Previous Year) INCOME Commonwealth Funding / Block Grant 303,328 - -300,000 200,000 - - 147,500 - - 25,000 -4,417 35,382 ------Funding / Financial Assistance State & Local Government Grants ------Other Grant Income (PCS) ------131,036 - - - - - Investment Income - - - 869 1,376 6 ------Non Course Fees & Services ------Professional Services / Consulting and ------Contracted Services

Other Income (GCP) ------Fee for Service Income 136,364 ------550 ------Asset Disposal ------Internal Allocations/Transfers-Central - - -4,218 - - 1 ------10,000 25,103 - Admin. (UoM) Internal Recoveries-Department Use ------(Shared expenses recovery) Total Income 439,692 - -304,218 200,869 1,376 7 147,500 550 - 25,000 -4,417 35,382 - 131,036 - - 10,000 25,103 -

EXPENDITURE

Total Academic Salaries ------10,000 16,000 1,091

Total Professional Salaries - - - 17,115 52,635 1,130 ------2,451 -

Salary Expenditure Total - - - 17,115 52,635 1,130 ------10,000 18,451 1,091

Grant Expense ------

Finance Related Costs (Tax) - - - 31 14 - - 800 - 641 - 527 - 529 - - - 7 -

Student Support - - - 1,040 1,894 ------

Consumable Goods and Services 364 3,508 - 654 7,327 - 34 6,512 283 - - 560 -234 12,340 - -512 - - -

Expert Services 45,000 42,636 -136 - 4,293 136 6,266 34,326 - - - 5,232 - 30,951 - - - 2,909 - Travel, Accom, Conf, Seminars, 20,250 19,001 1,522 22,409 93,011 - 25,117 67,972 - 19,942 - 29,296 - 87,562 - - - 3,735 - Workshops, Events & Programmes Expensed Assets ------1,026 ------

Infrastructure Related Expenses 3,328 - - - 565 - 90 5,624 - - - - - 167 - - - - - Internal Allocations/Transfers-Central ------Admin. (Support Cost) Non Salary Expenditure 68,943 65,145 1,386 24,134 107,103 136 31,507 116,260 283 20,583 - 35,615 -234 131,548 - -512 - 6,651 -

Total Expenditure 68,943 65,145 1,386 41,249 159,738 1,266 31,507 116,260 283 20,583 - 35,615 -234 131,548 - -512 10,000 25,103 1,091

Net Surplus/(Deficit) 370,750 -65,145 -305,604 159,620 -158,362 -1,258 115,993 -115,710 283 4,417 -4,417 -234 234 -512 - 512 - - -

CLOSING BALANCE 370,750 305,604 - 159,620 1,258 0 115,993 283 0 4,417 - -234 0 -512 -512 -0 - - -

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