Canberra Event: India and Asia: Prospects for Security Cooperation
India has an over-riding interest in a congenial and predictable regional security order in Asia. The maritime domain is particularly important not only for India but also for a region heavily dependent upon ocean-borne trade for its economic prosperity. As a country with significant naval capabilities, India could emerge as a net security provider in the region. It will also seek to develop a network of security arrangements with other major powers in the region, in particular, the US, Japan and Australia, to ensure peace and security in Asia.
Join us for a conversation between Ambassador Shyam Saran and Lowy Institute Executive Director and 2015 ABC Boyer Lecturer Michael Fullilove.
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.
Dr Michael Fullilove is the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy.
He has been associated with the Lowy Institute since its establishment. He wrote the feasibility study for the Institute in 2002 and served as the Director of its Global Issues Program from 2003 to 2012. He has also worked as a lawyer, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, and an adviser to Prime Minister Paul Keating. He remains a Nonresident Senior Fellow at Brookings. For the complete bio, click here.
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.
