South Asia Seminar Series 2024: Indo-Pacific Security and the Middle East
This seminar, the second of three, focused on security issues in the Indo-Pacific region from a South Asia perspective, and examined how global issues are affecting allies and adversaries in the Indo-Pacific.
About the Seminar
In partnership with the Australia India Institute, Asialink, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Victoria State Office, and Confederation of Indian Industry, AIIA Victoria welcomes both new and returning South Asia Series attendees to the 2024 edition of the series.
This seminar, the second of three, focused on security issues in the Indo-Pacific region from a South Asia perspective, and examined how global issues are affecting allies and adversaries in the Indo-Pacific. How do the current military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, including Iran, affect South Asian interests in the relationships between China, the US, and other countries in the Indo-Pacific?
Speakers:
Ambassador Anil Wadhwa, a former member of the India Foreign Service from 1979-2017 and has served as the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Thailand, Oman and Poland
Dr. Chulanee Attanayake, a Researcher with expertise in China and South Asia, Politics, Geopolitics and Security in the Indo-Pacific, and Sri Lanka’s Foreign Relations
Grant Wyeth, the editor at Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy and Defence Dialogue (AP4D)
The seminar was moderated by: Martine Letts, Group CEO Asialink.