South Asia Program

South Asia Program

South Asia

As the Indo-Pacific continues to grow in importance and India emerges as an increasingly important strategic player, Australia and other Indo-Pacific nations will need to understand more about how New Delhi will shape the region.

Realising the Indo-Pacific: Tasks for India's Regional Integration -

Realising the Indo-Pacific: Tasks for India's Regional Integration

The Perth USAsia Centre's flagship publication, Realising the Indo-Pacific: Tasks for India's Regional Integration, was launched in September 2017 in New Delhi. This publication brought together emerging scholars from Australia and India to explore India's regional integration into the Indo-Pacific. As the concept of the 'Indo-Pacific' region has increasingly gained momentum, there remains many opportunities and challenges for India to regionally integrate and realise the concept of the Indo-Pacific.

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Her Excellency Ms Harinder Sidhu, Australia's High Commissioner to India

During her visit to Perth in September 2017, Her Excellency Ms Harinder Sidhu discussed the concept of the "Indo-Pacific" and its significance in Australia - India relations. 

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His Excellency Mr Sean Kelly, Australia's Consul-General in Chennai

During his visit to Perth in April 2017, His Excellency Mr Sean Kelly discussed the future opportunities in South India, the day-to-day responsibilities of being a Consul-General and the recently signed Western Australia - Andhra Pradesh Sister-State Agreement.

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