Tides of partnership: Australia-India maritime collaboration in the Indian Ocean region
About this episode
The episode discusses the evolving maritime collaboration between Australia and India in the Indian Ocean region following recent defense and foreign ministers' meetings.
In the wake of recent Australia-India Defence and Foreign Ministers’ meetings, the United States Studies Centre and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) co-hosted a webinar to explore this evolving bilateral relationship. Moderator Dr Lavina Lee, Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the USSC, was joined by leading voices from India and Australia, including ORF’s Sayantan Haldar and Pratnashree Basu, USSC’s Maitri Fellow Rushali Saha, and ANU National Security College’s Dr David Brewster. The panel explored the progression of the Australia-India relationship towards increased operational maritime cooperation, including in areas such as maritime domain awareness, undersea cable security and the role of the Quad in shaping regional outcomes. The discussion also considered where deeper collaboration may be needed to support a stable, resilient Indian Ocean region.
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