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This event is open to members of Asia Society Australia and invited guests only. RSVP is essential by 17 July. For more information please contact programaustralia asiasociety. That will be an important test for his latest project.
It sets specific targets to triple exports to India, while increasing investment in the country tenfold, and provides a road map on how to get there. But the challenge for Varghese is to convince the government and business of its merit at a time when India is still a difficult market to navigate. But having come up with this world-leading strategy, the government risks dropping the ball on a report that has fascinated Narendra Modi and the Indian government.
Look at the China relationship. I think time will address some of this challenge. When Varghese moved to Australia from Kenya as an eight-year-old in , the White Australia Policy was still in place. His parents — both teachers from Kerala in southern India — had decided to leave Kenya as they believed there would be more opportunities for their nine children in Australia. After a few years in Newcastle, the family moved to Brisbane. Varghese studied history at UQ, where his father taught a course in comparative education.
He then headed the ONA for five years until , when the organisation was dealing with fallout from the intelligence failures leading up to the Iraq war. Penny Bradfield. Kate Geraghty. A bit of luck always helps. Also, I do not fret over things I cannot change. And for me, support on the home front is crucial.
Varghese says the hour news cycle and distractions of social media and technology pose challenges for political leaders. People could have a level of attention to serious policy discussion and debate that is increasingly hard to have as everyone tries to listen to a briefing, send text messages and answer emails all at the same time. I think our systems will be self-correcting and eventually we will have a model of political leadership that can manage substance as well as distraction. He says the Australia-India relationship will become an increasing priority in Canberra as the government moves to diversify its economic and diplomatic relationships.
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