The Centre for India Australia Studies hosts a number of leading Australian academics for distinguished public lectures in India. In addition, a number of public discussions have been hosted to explore interesting comparative issues of law, business and humanities from an Indian and Australian perspective. Recent public lectures and seminars include:
On 27 September 2021, CIAS was delighted to welcome Her Excellency, the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales (Australia) as Guest of Honour to inaugurate its project promoting women in leadership and building diversity in organisational decision making. The project was inaugurated through a webinar entitled, ‘Perspectives of Women on Boards in India and Australia’ celebrating achievements of women directors. It was a tribute to their journey, hard work and resilience.
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On 6th March 2021, a virtual discourse on ‘Action by Minority Shareholders and the Rules in Foss v. Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461’ was conducted in collaboration with Jindal Global Law School. Through a comparative approach on corporate oppression and mismanagement between Australia and India, the virtual discourse focused on the relevance of Foss v. Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461 and its exceptions in a contemporary setting. Read More...
On 18 February 2020, Professor Amit Srivastava, University of Adelaide, conducted a session on “Professional Agency and Architecture in Post-Colonial India”. Professor Srivastava discussed the scope and limitations of the architect’s vocation in India seems unclear today, this is partially Read More...
On 17 February 2020, Dr. Bruce Vanstone, Bond University, Associate Dean, Research & Trading Room Director Bond Business School, Bond University, Australia delivered a guest lecture on “Data Analytics in Business and Finance” at O.P. Jindal Global University. Data science is a mainstream business tool. It is applied across many industries to increase profits, reduce costs, save lives and improve customer experiences. Read More...
On 10 February 2020, Professor David Rooney, Honorary Professor of Management and Organization Studies, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Australia conducted a workshop at O.P. Jindal Global University, sharing his experience on research,Read More...
On 4 February 2020, the Honorable Justice Michael Kirby delivered a distinguished lecture on “Indian and Australian Legal Systems: Similarities and Differences” A comparative overview of Indian and Australian System at Jindal Global Educational and Professional Academy, Qutub Institutional Area, A/2 Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi.Read More...
On 18 January 2020 Dr Mark Briskey addressed the attendees of the O P Jindal Winter School on “Forensic Science and Legal Psychology”. “Dr Briskey said that he was honoured to be provided the opportunity to address the attendees from O P Jindal as well as many other colleagues from Academic Institutions across India”.Read More...
On 17 January 2020, Mr. John Zubrzycki delivered a lecture on “A Passage to India: A Rough Guide to making a career on the Subcontinent” to Australian students visiting O.P. Jindal Global University as part of the India Immersion Programme. Mr. Zubrzycki, who is an author and Former Deputy Foreign Editor.Read More...
On 16 January 2020, Professor Stephen Smith, Former Minister for Defense and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia delivered a distinguished lecture on “India, Indonesia & Australia: Overview of Australian Foreign Policy in the Region” at the Australian High Commission, New Delhi, as part of the India Immersion Programme.Read More...
On 10 January 2020, a lecture on “The Overview of Contemporary Political and Education Institutions in the Indian Landscape” was conducted by Ms. Tanya Spisbah, Director, Australia India Institute, New Delhi, as part of the India Immersion Programme.Read More...
On 18 September 2019, Mr. Gitesh Agarwal, the Queensland Trade and Investment Commissioner – India, made a presentation on “Opportunities in Queensland for Indian Students” to students and faculty at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat. Mr. Agarwal shared his experiences as a government representative and discussed employment and education opportunities that Queensland has in offer.
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On 13 September 2019, Dr. Julian Droogan, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Security Studies, Macquarie University, Australia delivered a lecture on “Yoga Soft Power: How Flexible is the Posture” at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat. In his talk, he illustrated the rise of the role of yoga as a cultural commodity from India to its use as a nationalist tool in politics to affect internal and global affairs. He then went on to contrast the adoption of yoga as a power strategy to discuss its limitations and future challenges as a soft power tool. This lecture was attended by students from Jindal Global Law School.
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On 17 April 2019, Dennis Wilson, Mediator and Arbitrator and Adjunct Professor, Notre Dame University, Sydney presented a public lecture on “Alternative Dispute Resolution: An International Practitioners Perspective” to students and faculty at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat.
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On 17 April 2019, the Honourable Justice Margaret Beazley QC AO, Governor of New South Wales delivered a distinguished public lecture on “Lessons from the Judiciary: An Australian Perspective”. Justice Beazley shared her experiences as President of the Court of Appeal of New South Wales, focusing on a number of recent judgments of the court. The lecture highlighted the similarities
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On 1 April 2019, Simon Taufel, Former Member ICC Elite Umpire Panel and ICC Umpires Performance and Training Manager, presented a keynote on “Integrity in Sports – Lessons from International Cricket” at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat. The lecture was well attended by faculty and students
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On 18 March 19, Evan Bendelstein, a corporate lawyer and policy advisor from Australia delivered a lecture on “Foreign Investment Law in Australia” at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat. Evan discussed the regulatory framework that governs inbound foreign direct investment,
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On 7 Feb 2019, Dr. Tim Cadman Griffith Law School delivered a lecture on “Evaluating the Quality and Legitimacy of Global Governance: A Theoretical and Analytical Approach”. He discussed that global governance, central to international rule-making, is rapidly evolving; thus, there is a need for a way to evaluate whether institutions have the capacity to address the problems of the contemporary era.
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On 16 January 2019, The Honorable Jason Clare MP, Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment, Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia delivered a Distinguished Public Lecture entitled “India-Australia: Unlocking the Potential” at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat.
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On 5 November 2018, The Centre for India-Australia Studies in collaboration with the Centre for Comparative and Global Education (CCGE) and the International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd) hosted a round-table discussion with Dr. Sarojni Choy,
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On 9 October 2018, Professor Rick Snell, Adjunct Associate Professor of law discussed about The Freedom of Information Act 1982 and the part it played in Australian discourse around open and transparent governance. The Act thus serves as a barometer of sorts for measuring the strength of government commitment to openness.
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On 4 October 2018, Dr. Kirsten Davies, discussed about a potential legal basis for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to declare climate change as a threat to international peace and security, and for states to seek reparations through the International Court of Justice. Such actions have the potential to establish the Warming War as more than a metaphor.
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On 5 October 2018, Professor Jean Allain, Associated Dean (Research), Faculty of Law, Monash University discussed about the study challenges that perspective by demonstrating that these concepts were developed to accommodate Newly Independent States during the decolonisation process. It takes issue with the recognised starting point of the development of jus cogens in the literature:
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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.
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On 13 August 2018, Associate Professor Tarunabh Khaitan delivered a lecture on “Directive Principles and the Expressive Accommodation of Ideological Dissenters” at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat. The lecture was attended by students and faculty from Read More...
On 13 April 2018, Dr. Amit Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Adelaide delivered a lecture at O.P. Jindal Global University. Dr. Srivastava’s lecture explored the establishment and subsequent development of ‘Architecture as a Profession’ in post-colonial India. He further explored whether an alternate conception of the modern Indian architect exists and discussed how her/his role may have emerged. If the scope and limitations of the architect’s vocation in India seems unclear today
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On 4 April 2018, Professor Fazal Rizvi, Professor of Global Studies in Education, University of Melbourne delivered a talk on “Challenges of Transnational Research Collaborations in Australian Higher Education”, held at O.P. Jindal Global University. During the lecture, Professor Rizvi noted that over the past two decades governments and institutions of higher education in Australia have embraced the idea of transnational research collaborations for a whole variety of reasons. He further stated that transnational research collaboration finds solutions to globally inter-connected and inter-dependent problems, nurtures lasting relationships, influences soft diplomacy, opens doors and facilitates access to new markets, international trade,
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On 3 April 2018, Melanie Jones, former Australian cricketer and commentator for the Indian Premier League delivered a distinguished public lecture on “Women in Sports”. Melanie shared her experiences as cricketer in Australia and her perspectives on female participation in sport in a global context. Students and academics had the opportunity to discuss with her the challenges and opportunities for growth of female participation in sport in India, using Australian examples as a case study.
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On 23 February 2018, Paul Babie, Professor of Law (Personal Chair), Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide, Associate Dean of Law (International) and Associate Dean (International) in an engaging lecture, introduced the students to property law, particularly the law in Australia. He talked the students through the meaning, creation and implications of legal title, and gave them a broad framework within which to understand the problems thrown up by prior interests in the land. The students were also given .
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On 15 February 2018, Amanda Gilbertson, University of Melbourne, delivered a talk on the “Within the Limits: Moral Boundaries of Class and Gender in Urban India” at O.P. Jindal Global University. Within the Limits explores what being middle class means to those who claim to belong to this class. Drawing on ethnographic material from the South Indian city of Hyderabad, Gilbertson (the author of the book) highlighted the centrality of moral discourses in the production of class and gender in urban India.Read More...
On 2 February 2018, Dr. Adil Hasan Khan, McKenzie Fellow, Melbourne Law School delivered a talk on the “Bihar Famine, Green Revolution and Disaster Imaginaries”, held at O.P. Jindal Global University. The talk explored the techniques used in disaster framing and mobilisation by way of which the development order was re-founded and the massive transformation of the Indian agriculture sector, or the ‘Green Revolution’, was authorised in the 1960s.
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On 19 January 2018, Dr. Shashi Tharoor Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and Author addressed a delegation of Australian students who were participating in the India Immersion Programme run by the Centre for India Australia Studies. The students were from The Australian National University, Monash University, Murdoch University and the University of New South Wales. During the speech, Dr. Tharoor touched on various topics including, Hinduism, Hindu nationalism, the diversity of India and India’s position in global international relations.
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On 19 January 2018, Mr. Naveen Jindal, Former Member of Parliament, Founding Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University, Chairman of Jindal Steel & Power Limited addressed a delegation of Australian students who were participating in the India Immersion Programme run by the Centre for India Australia Studies. The students were from The Australian National University, Monash University, Murdoch University and the University of New South Wales. During the discussion Mr. Jindal shared his experiences in Business and Politics.Read More...
On 11 January 2018, Justice Michael Kirby delivered a Distinguished Public Lecture by on “Evolving Constitutional Democracies: An Indian and Australian Comparison”. Presiding over this lecture, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Supreme Court of India, also shared his remarks on India’s evolving constitutional law jurisprudent. The lecture was hosted at Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, Read More...
On 9 December 2017, the international research symposium was inaugurated by founding Professor (Dr.) Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University and Director of International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd), and Professor (Dr.) Y.S.R. Murthy, Registrar and Senior Fellow of IIHEd. Read More...
On 15 November 2017, Dr. Ben Golder, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales Law School delivered a seminar and Roundtable discussion at O.P. Jindal Global University. Dr. Golder is best known for his book Foucault’s Law (Routledge 2009) [co-authored with Peter Fitzpatrick and more recently Foucault and the Politics of Rights (Stanford 2015). Dr. Golder introduced some key conceptual and methodological themes that concern Foucauldian approaches to law and offered a trajectory of his own scholarly
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On 4 October 2017, Professor Shaun Star, Executive Director of the Centre for India Australia Studies, addressed the audience at an event organised by them Queensland Government, Australia. The event was a Sports Forum entitled “India and Queensland: Partnering for a Competitive Future”. Professor Star presented on Sport Law and Governance, with a focus on the collaboration between the University of Queensland and Jindal Global Law School which seeks to educate the next generation of sports lawyers in both countries. Read More...
On 27 September 2017, two cricketing greats addressed students and faculty at O.P. Jindal Global University. With over 2,000 First Class wickets between the pair, Mr. Bishan Singh Bedi, Former Indian Test cricket captain, and Mr. Michael Kasprowicz, Former Australian Test cricketer, shared stories from their cricketing careers.
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On 23 September 2017, the Centre for India Australia Studies (CIAS) and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) launched a joint course on Sports Law and Governance in partnership with TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland. Panelists during the launch included Mr. Bishan Singh Bedi, former captain of the Indian cricket team; Mr. Chris Elstoft, Australia’s Acting High Commissioner in India; Mr. Michael Kasprowicz, Former Australian Cricketer Read More...
On 15 September 2017, Professor Mark Carroll, Associate Dean (International and Engagement), Faculty of Arts, University of Adelaide delivered a talk on “The Power of Music”, held at O.P. Jindal Global University. The lecture was delivered to undergraduate students from the Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities. Read More...
On 12 September 2017, Professor David Lowe, Chair in Contemporary History, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, delivered a talk on, “Australia’s atomic past: frameworks of remembering and forgetting” held at O.P. Jindal Global University. The lecture was delivered to undergraduate students from the Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities. Read More...
On 10 July-10 October 2017, In summer 2017 Dr Paula Jops, Curtin University, joined JGU as a Visiting Faculty with JSIA and CIAS. During this visit Dr Jops supported Dr Jessica Field, JSIA, in running a Refugee Research Programme summer internship with four BA Global Affairs and one PhD student. In this Programme, Dr Jops delivered lectures and research training to the interns and other students, and co-led a visit to a Tibetan refugee colony in Delhi with Dr Field. Dr Jops also strengthened JGU’s institutional links with local NGOs through undertaking collaborative research with the Jesuit Refugee Services.
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On 27 April 2017, Mr. Mitry and Mr. Naved participated in a discussion moderated by Director of the Centre for India Australia Studies, Assistant Professor Shaun Star, on “Developments in Defamation Law: A Comparison between India and Australia”. It was observed that while the law attempts to strike a balance between an individual’s freedom of speech and a right to reputation, each jurisdiction has adopted a very different in trying to achieve this. Indeed, the incidence of criminal law defamation cases is much higher in India than in most other countries, including Australia. Speakers also spoke about the developments in technology and how this is shaping defamation law.
On 13 April 2017, Dr. Smith presented a distinguished public lecture on “Governance and Capability”, sharing his decades of experience as a senior public servant in Australia. The presentation posed some interesting questions on whether India’s public service is at an inflection point, especially under the strong political leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On 13 April 2017, Dr. Freeman presented on the topic “Good Practices in Institutional Policies: An International Comparative Perspective” based on her research in the United States, Australia and Papua New Guinea. There was lively discussions during the Q&A session moderated by the founding Executive Director of CCGE, Dr. Mousumi Mukherjee. Issues about colonial roots of comparative education and the problematics of “good practices” in diverse contexts where institutions operate, were discussed during the session by the participating faculty and PhD students of JGU with the speaker.
On 6 April 2017, on the eve of World Health Day, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences in collaboration with the Centre for India Australia Studies and the University of Melbourne organised a seminar on “'Depression: Let's Talk about what we all Should Know” at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. This seminar that has brought together psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, counselling therapists and academics from India and Australia who are renowned experts in the mental health sector.
On 4 April 2017, Dr. Bryant presented his research on the world economy to a group of enthusiastic students and faculty from Jindal Global Business School. This involved an interacted Q&A session with students on his research area.
On 18 February 2017, Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University, delivered an address on “The Future of Education in India” to an audience of young politicians, entrepreneurs, athletes and journalists at the Australia India Youth Dialogue conference, hosted by Macquarie University. Other panelists included Mr. Tim Beresford, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University and Sue Freeman, Director of Australian Retail College India.
On 16 February 2017, Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University, delivered a Distinguished Public Lecture on “The Crisis of Higher Education in India: How can public policy and governance reforms help?” to an audience of about 40 academics working the field of education, hosted by the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne (in collaboration with the Centre for India Australia Studies).
On 14 February 2017, Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University, delivered a keynote address on “International Collaborations in Higher Education: An Indian Perspective” at a roundtable session attended by Vice Chancellors, Deputy Vice Chancellors, Deans and Government Officials hosted jointly by Asialink Business and the Australia India Institute (in collaboration with the Centre for India Australia Studies) at the University of Melbourne. Executive Director of the Centre for India Australia Studies, Shaun Star, also played an active role in the roundtable discussions.
On 13 February 2017, Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University, delivered a Distinguished Public Lecture on “Corruption, Rule of Law and Governance in India” to an audience of over 125 guests at an event hosted jointly by Asialink Business and the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne. The lecture was attended by academics, policymakers, researchers, lawyers, business leaders and representatives of civil society. Executive Director of the Centre for India Australia Studies, Shaun Star, also addressed the audience during the public lecture.
On 6 February 2017, Ambassador Dasgupta delivered a distinguished public lecture at O.P. Jindal Global University on “India Australia Relations: Is Education a Game Changer?”. The focus of the lecture was on the importance of education as the fulcrum in the growing Australia India relationship.
On 6 February 2017, Dr. Shaw and Mr. Swarup presented on led a comparative discussion on costs in India and Australia. It was argued that the purpose of a cost order is to compensate the successful party in litigation for those costs necessarily incurred towards vindicating his or her right and obtaining justice. Yet there are numerous differences in the application of costs orders in both jurisdictions.
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On 19 October 2016, Professor Zeller delivered a lecture to a full lecture theatre of corporate law students, sharing his knowledge and experience of cross-border transactions. Professor Zeller spoke about the difference domestic corporate law frameworks around the world and how transnational contracts are structured.
On 13 October 2016, Her Excellency Ms. Harinder Sidhu, the Australian High Commissioner to India, inaugurated the Centre for India Australia Studies at the O.P. Jindal Global University. The High Commissioner delivered a distinguished public lecture on “The Importance of India – Australia Relations” to an audience of students and faculty from JGU.
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On 5 October 2016, Professor Gopalan addressed a full lecture theatre on trends in Corporate Governance in India, Australia and the rest of the world. In particular, Professor Gopalan shared his research on the importance of diversity on Boards and the different schools of thought on how increased diversity can improve a company's performance.
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