Chats Over Chai

Dec 03 2024 77 ep. 27 mins 7
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The Australia India Institute podcast examines key questions facing contemporary India and the Australia-India relationship. 

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The Trump Factor Webinar: Assessing Quad Solidarity in the Indo-Pacific

Dec 03 2024 57 mins  
With the election of Donald Trump to the White House, the Quad stands at a critical juncture as the incoming US administration presents significant geopolitical shifts for US engagement in the Indo-Pacific. In this webinar, leading experts in foreign policy examined how these shifts in US foreign policy could reshape one of the region's most consequential multilateral groupings.Dra

Professor T.V. Paul on India's Unfinished Quest

Nov 21 2024 37 mins  
In this episode of Chats Over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh is joined with Professor T.V. Paul, an expert on international security and South Asian geopolitics at McGill University, Canada to discuss India’s rise as a major global power. Drawing on his recent book The Unfinished Quest: India’s Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi, Professor Paul offers a nuanced analysis of

Shifting Perspectives: The State of the World in 2024 - With Dr Shashi Tharoor MP

Nov 19 2024 39 mins  
Recorded live at the University of Melbourne, CEO Lisa Singh hosted award-winning author, diplomat, and politician Dr Shashi Tharoor on November 13.They delve into Dr Tharoor's political views, leaders who have influenced him, India and its place in the world, the current global geopolitical shifts and impact of the US election outcome, and the growing significance of the Australia

The Transformative Journey of Tamil Nadu - With Tamil Nadu’s Minister PTR

Sep 19 2024 50 mins  
Recorded in Chennai, India, Lisa Singh visits Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR), Tamil Nadu's Minister of Information Technology and Digital Services. Dr Rajan brings deep insights into Tamil Nadu’s impressive growth story and its growing connections with key states of Australia. They dive deep into Tamil Nadu’s transformation into becoming India’s top investment hub, its lead

Australia India and the World

Sep 04 2024 51 mins  
CEO Lisa Singh was joined by stalwarts of foreign policy and the Australia-India relationship, Ambassador Anil Wadhwa, Mr Peter Varghese AO, and Dr Pradeep Taneja at a panel event at the University of Melbourne on September 4, 2024, exploring the burgeoning partnership between the two nations amidst the evolving strategic landscape of the Indo-Pacific. They delved into how both nat

Australia India Startups: Impacts Across Borders

Aug 12 2024 48 mins  
🎙️The unique cross-border impacts of climate tech start-ups 🎙️How can a bilateral partnership successfully support start-ups pioneering sustainable change? The India Australia Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE) Accelerator is a purpose-built program that helps Indian and Australian start-ups fast-track their cross-border impact. The start-ups focus on solutions

Australia's Place in the Indo-Pacific with Darshana Baruah

Aug 01 2024 27 mins  
In this episode of Chats Over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh is joined by the Australia India Institute’s new Director of Security and Geopolitics, Darshana Baruah, to discuss the latest geopolitical developments in the Indo-Pacific, Australia-India, and the Quad as well as her visions for the Institute’s Security and Geopolitics program.Lisa and Darshana explore the criticisms behind th

The Clean Energy Partnership with JP Chalasani

Jul 22 2024 24 mins  
Following the success of the inaugural Australia India Renewables Dialogue in Sydney, this episode of Chats Over Chai features a key delegate at the dialogue, Mr JP Chalasani, Group CEO of leading Indian wind energy firm, Suzlon. Lisa and JP Chalasani discuss his rich experience in the renewables sector and how Australia and India can continue to place themselves as renewable energ

Growing Up Indian in Australia | Panel Discussion

Jul 11 2024 43 mins  
In this episode of Chats Over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh is joined by Australian-Indian writers hailing from different parts of the diaspora in a powerful panel discussion celebrating our country’s diversity and their unique experiences growing up. The discussion was conducted at the book launch event of “Growing Up Indian in Australia” by Aarti Betigeri in Melbourne. The anthology

Modernising India with Reuben Abraham

Jul 03 2024 48 mins  
In this episode of Chats Over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh discusses India's rapid modernisation with Dr. Reuben Abraham, CEO of Artha Global. The pair delve into India’s increasing urbanisation and digitalisation and how this transformation is advancing India’s goal of becoming a developed economy by 2047- the 100th year of India’s independence. Lisa and Reuben converse on how urban