INDIA NEWS
EDUCATION
August 1-15, 2022 - Vol 3, Issue 2
STUDENT MENTORING AND RESEARCH TRAINING (SMART)
PROGRAM June-August 2022
Bennett University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Australia-based Institute for Australia India Engagement (IAIE) to create opportunities for students to undertake internships in Australia. As a part of the MoU students are inducted into the Student Mentoring and Research Training (SMART) program which provides research and leadership training and mentoring and an opportunity to design, edit and publish commentaries on Australia-India relationship, for the INDIA NEWS and IAIE’s SMART Newsletter. Program Coordinator: Ms. Anushka Saxena, IAIE Adjunct Fellow, and post-graduate student, O.P. Jindal Global University Page Editor: Ms. Pooja Lakshmi, student, BBA LLB Hons., Bennett University Commentators: Ms. Pooja Lakshmi, Ms. Yashi Sharma, Ms. Sreejoni Baruah, Ms. Maitreyi Upadhyay, Mr. Yuvraj Singh, Ms. Isha Raje, and Mr. Siddhant Nagar (students, Bennett University, India)
Kautilya in contemporary Indian security policy Photo Courtesy: IANS
By Pooja Lakshmi, BBA LLB Hons. Student, Bennett University With China and Pakistan as the two major neighbors, India often has to promote its strategic and military posture from a largely
continental perspective over the course of many decades since Independence. For India to benefit from the changing geopolitical situation, it must overcome its maritime challenges. A “return to history” in the Indo-Pacific and re-emerging multipolarity necessitate a shift in strategic thinking away from competition and toward the benefits of cooperation and coordination. To accomplish this, we have to incorporate and focus on the concepts from the ancient Indian books like Arthashastra which outlines strategies for India for maintaining security and economic prosperity that are recognizably Kautilyan strategy that promotes cooperation, strengthen partnerships, and reinforce domestic capability. Land served as the main source
of Kautilya’s riches, with agricultural land constituting the largest and most significant economic zone. The ancient world exhibited trans-regional trade and what is now referred to as “globalization.” The Kautilyan phrase, which states that pacts and partnerships between a stronger and weaker power inevitably involve the latter surrendering control to the former, should be used with caution when selecting allies as it also serves as a reminder of the ancient roots of modern India’s emphasis on strategic autonomy. India’s drive for peace and prosperity cannot stop at its land borders with its two largest neighbors. The world’s third largest ocean should be the cornerstone of India’s IndoPacific strategy.
India-Australia ties: Intermingling sports and tourism Photo Courtesy: IANS
By Sreejoni Baruah, BA LLB student, Bennett University India and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tourism cooperation on 11th February 2022 in New Delhi. The MoU on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, was signed by Shri Piyush
Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, and it was signed by The Hon Dan Tehan MP, on behalf of Government of Australia Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment. Cooperation between tourism stakeholders, especially hotels and tour operators, interest in major artistic, cultural and sporting events. During the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, Australia saw 10,000 people travel to the country from India. For the 2022 edition, it is expected that around 18,000-20,000 Indians would travel. It’s because it coincides with the school holiday and Diwali period. Also because the country will be opening its borders for quarantine-free travel. Australian tourism is banking on the cricket clash between India and Australia at the ICC T20 World Cup in
Melbourne to draw visitors from India. The World Cup will be played in the months of October and November in Australia. A sports travel firm owned by Dream11, called Dream Set Go said it aims to send about 5,000 Indians to Australia over the next 12 months to attend the T20 World Cup. India and Australia enjoy outstanding bilateral relations. There is a special partnership characterized by shared values of parliamentary democracies, commonwealth traditions, pluralistic, long-standing people-to-people ties, expanding economic engagement, and increasing high-level interaction. The relationship has now expanded to different spheres like tourism, with sports tourism being a very important one, and different tournaments being played there and enjoyed by Indians.
India-Australia invest in space and satellite tech Photo Courtesy: IANS
By Isha Raje, BBA LLB Hons. Student, Bennett University To assist Australian companies and researchers in growing and creating jobs, the Morrison government is investing more than $42 million in several spaces, scientific, and technological projects with India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Scott Morisson discussed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with IndiaAustralia during their Virtual Annual Leaders’ Meeting. The International Space Investment (ISI) project’s expansion builds on the already-existing space cooperation between our two nations, including Australia’s support of India’s awe-inspiring Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. To work on projects with the Indian Space Research Organization and the greater Indian space sector, Australian firms, and research institutions will get funding from the ISI expansion. This will open up international opportunities for Australia’s domestic space sector.
India Innovation and Technology Challenge, which the CSIRO will lead. It is Australia’s largest bilateral science cooperation fund, assisting in establishing relationships between Australia and India’s leading universities, research institutes, and end consumers of scientific innovation. It would provide further assurance to Australia’s and India’s research industries, allowing them to continue their critical work and cutting-edge research. Australia has benefited from the collaboration with India in the areas like space, science, and technology stated by Melissa Price, Australian Minster for Science and Technology “Collaborating with our Indian friends generates the incredible potential for our Australian firms and researchers, which will benefit all Australians,” Minister Price said. “India is already an important economic partner for Australia, and these investments will cement partnerships that will better the daily lives of people in our countries while also providing economic possibilities for us here at home.” “India is an essential regional partner, and this financing will help our countries to continue collaborating to advance rules and standards, especially via initiatives like the Quad.” Minister Price stated that Australia will profit enormously from collaboration with India in space, as well as in science and technology more broadly.
The 20 innovations in the food system, waste reduction, and water security resilience will be scaled up thanks to the Australia-
“It is anticipated to increase by US$43 billion by 2025, and we want Australian space companies to be a part of it, so they can develop and generate employment here.”
barriers, a lack of education, inborn biases, and sociocultural norms all prevent women and girls from taking advantage of the opportunities provided by the digital transformation. The cost of digital technology continues to be a major barrier to women's access to the Internet, therefore closing the digital gender gap requires both infrastructure investments and price reductions. In some low-income households, using the Internet necessitates forgoing
essential items like food, medical treatment, and clothing.One of the most effective instruments that policymakers may use to address the gender gap in the digital world is education. In order to combat socio-cultural norms that discriminate against women and their use of digital tools, it is crucial to provide women and girls with the knowledge and skills they need to participate in and prosper in the digital transformation.
Bridging the digital gender divide through the G20 By Yashi Sharma, BA LLB Hons. student, Bennett University New digital tools can promote a new source of inclusive global economic growth and are empowering. Stepping up efforts to guarantee that the digital transformation represents a leapfrog opportunity for women and a chance to create a more inclusive digital world is crucial if we are to fully take advantage of this potential. The G20 initiatives represent a significant and
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timely move in the direction of better laws to address the gender gap in the digital sphere. More needs to be done in view of the numerous alarming signals of a developing digital gender disparity and the compounding effect that its various components may have in the future, even though the G20 economies have already implemented a number of significant steps aimed at closing the gender gap. Accessibility barriers, cost
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