<p>The Colombo Plan, launched in 1951, is best known in Australia for bringing Asian students to Australian universities on scholarships. But it was a much more complex plan of mutual development and aid across multiple countries. This model of working together, and learning about each other, is in stark contrast to the aggressive power plays currently deployed by some nations. </p><ul><li>Guest: Professor David Lowe, Chair in contemporary history at Deakin University. Author of 'The Colombo Plan: development internationalism in Cold War Asia' (Cambridge University Press)  </li><li>Producer: Ann Arnold</li></ul>