Kim Heriot-Darragh

Research and Program Fellow (South Asia)

Expertise: South Asia, India, Defence

Kim Heriot-Darragh joins the Centre as Research and Program Fellow (South Asia), following a 14-year career in defence.

Kim holds undergraduate degrees in International Relations and Asian Studies, as well as a Master of International Law. A former Indonesian linguist, he served with the Australian Government in Timor-Leste, Afghanistan and most recently India from 2019 to 2023.

In 2021, he was the first Australian civilian to complete India’s year-long National Defence College course.