2015 Owen Harries Lecture, Navigating a Contested Geopolitical Landscape

As the post-World War II international order undergoes an uncertain transformation, how will India position itself in Asia and beyond as an emerging and aspiring power? On current indications, India will continue to seek a relatively independent role even while working through converging or like-minded coalitions.
 
The annual Owen Harries Lecture honours the enormous contribution Mr Harries, a Nonresident Fellow of the Lowy Institute, has made to the international policy debate in Australia.

Ambassador Shyam Saran is the Lowy Institute’s 2015 Telstra Distinguished International Fellow. He was India’s foreign secretary from 2004 to 2006. He is a career diplomat who has served in Beijing, Tokyo and Geneva. He has advised the Indian Prime Minister on foreign policy and defence issues, served as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Indo-US civil nuclear issues, and as Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change. Ambassador Saran until recently served as Chairman of India’s National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council. He is Chairman of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, both in Delhi.
 
Previous Lowy Institute Distinguished International Fellows were Kurt Campbell and Stephen Hadley.

The Lowy Institute thanks Telstra for its support of the 2015 Distinguished International Fellowship.