About the event

India is on track to be the world’s third-largest economy by 2030. In Australia, many look to India as a potential cornerstone of a more balanced security order and a driver of economic diversification. Cooperation between the two countries has expanded in scope and structure through the Quad and related initiatives as well as through growing trade integration.

While expectations around India’s strategic and economic heft are great, questions loom large around the country’s political challenges and its capacity for reform. Where does optimism about India’s rise collide with political‑economy realities? What role does India seek in the international system today?

On Thursday 5 September, join the Canberra Security Economics Network and Professor Ian Hall (Griffith University), author of Modi and the Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policy, to discuss the political economy dimensions of India’s rise and the implications for Australia.

How to attend

This event will be held online. Microsoft Teams details will be emailed to all registered attendees one day before the event.

Date & time

Thursday 5 September 2025
10:00–11:15am Canberra time

About the speaker

Ian Hall is a Professor of International Relations at Griffith University and an Academic Fellow at the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on India's international relations and Indo-Pacific affairs. He is the author of three books, including Modi and the Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policy (Bristol University Press, 2019), has edited several volumes and special issues, and has published in leading journals. Ian is a regular contributor to public and policy debates on the international relations of the Indo-Pacific region.

About CSEN

The Canberra Security Economics Network comprises economists and interdisciplinary social scientists from both public policy and academia who share a passion for the application of economics to national security and international challenges, with a view to building strong discourse around these important policy issues. To learn more or to join the mailing list, please contact us at csen@securityeconomics.net.