Chats Over Chai

In the latest episode of Chat’s Over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh is joined by Ms Manika Jain, former Consul General for India, Melbourne, for a conversation on womens representation in diplomacy. Manika shares her personal journey as a woman in diplomacy over three decades, and the pair reflect on the barriers, opportunities and potential impact women can create within the Australia-India relationship and in global affairs.

In this latest episode of Chat’s Over Chai, Head of Cultural Diplomacy Sudip Chakraborty sits down with Kho Kho Australia founder Raj Sura. Sudip and Raj reflect on the growth of Kho Kho - a traditional Indian game - in Australia, and advancements in the Australia-India sporting relationship ahead of the Institute’s Khel Connect: Sports Symposium in Chennai later this month. To find out more about the Symposium: https://aii.unimelb.edu.au/programs/education/khel-connect-aust...

In the latest episode of Chat’s over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh is joined by Rajiv Dube, Independent Director at Tata International Ltd and Australia India Institute board member, to unpack India’s economic rise and the impact of soft power diplomacy in enhancing the Australia-India relationship. Rajiv reflects on the journey of Tata Group, Tata Trust’s work across education and research, and its impact within India and globally.

In this latest episode of Chat's over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh is joined by India’s new High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency Nagesh Singh, on the eve of India's 80th Independence Day. Lisa and High Commissioner Singh reflect on the significance of India's freedom struggle and its journey since Independence, explore High Commissioner Singh’s arrival in Canberra, the growth of Australia–India relations and the future opportunities for India, its people and the Australia–India partne...

The Institute’s CEO Lisa Singh and Research Fellow Teesta Prakash unpack the youth led Cockroach movement in this latest episode of our Chats over Chai. The movement saw tens of thousands of Indian youth take to the streets to protest the handling of NEET (medical entry) examination papers, culminating in the resignation of India's Education Minister and the announcement of a government led taskforce to reform the exam system. They unpack what this means for India’s youth and their fu...