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Lectures and Seminars


Honourable Mr Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia


On 1 October 2018, the Centre for India Australia Studies was delighted to host the Honourable Mr Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia. Mr Rudd visited Jindal House, New Delhi, for a special breakfast session and spoke in his current capacity as Director, Policy, at the New York-based think tank, Asia Society. The breakfast session was moderated by Professor Shaun Star.
Mr. Naveen Jindal, Founding Chancellor, 91̽»¨ and Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O. P. Jindal Global University both welcomed Mr Rudd, while Ms. Bunty Chand, CEO, Asia Society India delivered a few introductory remarks about the Society and its mission.
Mr Rudd then delivered a lecture on the topic “Australia, India and China: Distant Cousins or Dependant Brothers?� and answered questions from the audience about the role of India and China in a globalizing world.
In attendance was a small group consisting of invitees from the Australian High Commission, Indian politics, and O. P. Jindal Global University.