'Shifting Perspectives: The State of the World in 2024' in Conversation with Dr Shashi Tharoor MP

The Australia India Institute and Maurice Blackburn lawyers hosted an exciting, invite-only lunch event with Indian Member of Parliament, Dr. Shashi Tharoor MP and with opening remarks from Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Tim Watts MP.

The in-depth conversation, 'Shifting Perspectives: The State of the World in 2024' delved into India and its place in the world, current geopolitical shifts and the future of the Australia India relationship.

With 23 years of experience as a senior UN diplomat and the current Chair of Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Dr Tharoor’s insightful answers to questions from the Institute’s CEO the Hon. Lisa Singh delved into his diplomatic and political achievements, those who have influenced him, his lifetime connections to India and its place in the world, the current global geopolitical shifts and impact of the US election outcome, and the importance of the Australia India relationship.

Dr Tharoor is a fourth-term Member of Parliament representing Thiruvananthapuram, in the state of Kerala, India. He is also a celebrated author of 26 books, most recently, A Wonderland of Words in 101 Essays and is renowned for his eloquence and mastery of the English language. Dr. Tharoor has won multiple awards including the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and the Crossword Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Institute would also like to extend its gratitude to CEO of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Jacob Varghese, for partnering with the Institute for this event and for his warm closing remarks and sharing his connections with Dr Tharoor as both hailing from the state of Kerala in the south of India.