India And Australia

‘Commonwealth, curry and cricket’ has become the belaboured phrase by which Australia seeks to emphasise its shared colonial heritage with India and improve bilateral relations in the process. Yet it is misleading because the legacy of empire differs in profound ways in both countries. British India, White Australia explores connections between Australia and India through the lens of the British Empire by tracing the lives of people of Indian descent in Australia, from Australian Federation to Indian independence. The White Australia Policy was firmly in place while both countries were part of the British Empire. Australia was nominally self-governing but still attached very strongly to Britain; India was driven by the desire for independence. The racist immigration policies of dominions like Australia, and Britain’s inability to reform them, further animated nationalist sentiments in India. In this original, landmark work Kama Maclean calls for more meaningful dialogue about and acknowledgment of the constraints placed upon Indians in Australia and those attempting to immigrate. Indians are now the fastest-growing group of migrants in Australia, yet their presence has a long history, as told in this book. ‘An inspiring and necessary revelation offering new definitions of what it means to be Australian — and humane — in our post-colonial, globalised world.’ – Sunil Badami ‘At last a history of the triangular relations between the United Kingdom, India and Australia. As this brilliant book shows, only by escaping empire can Australians and Indians forge independent relations based on reciprocity and mutual respect.’ — Professor Marilyn Lake ‘Original and pioneering, this connected history looks at Indian—Australian relations through Empire, race, and postcolonial belonging...told with deep scholarship, irony and style.’ — Professor Dilip Menon ‘Australians know little about their shared history with India. In this groundbreaking book, Kama Maclean, Australia’s leading scholar of South Asia, fills the gap.’ — Professor Lyndall Ryan

This Book Covers All Aspects Of Indo-Australian Relations: Political Relations Having A Strong Component Of Security Concerns; Regional Strategies; Bilateral Economic Cooperation; And The Cultural Interface.

Preface 1. Introduction D. Gopal 2. Conspicuous Hospitality: Cultivating a New Racial Etiquette in Australia, 1930-1960 David Walker 3. The Process of Positive 'Native Title' Determination in Australia: Leading to a 'Negative Title'? Priti Singh 4. Benign Whiteness in Australian Race Relations Auriol Weigold 5. Indians in Fiji in the Nineteenth Century: An International Communication Perspective Peter Putnis 6. State and Citizenship in the Asia-Pacific: A Case Study of Japan and Australia Varalaxmi Naik 7. Minority Women and Forced Migrations: A Comparative Study of Flight and Settlement Experiences of Women Refugees in India and Australia Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase and Roberta Julian 8. Culture and Security: A Lost Opportunity? Greg Battye 9. Compassion and Fear-Convergence and Divergence: Politics and the Media Peter Gale 10. Glimpses of India: A Military Dekko Susan Cowan 11. Whose Nation? Understanding Nationalism in India and Australia Swaraj Basu 12. Structural Economic Reforms of Australia and India: Prospects for Bilateral Linkages D. Gopal 13. Small Business Enterprises: A Comparative Overview of India and Australia Sailaja Gullapalli 14. India-Australia Relations: Pattern of Alternation between Convergences and Divergences Y. Yagama Reddy 15. Australia-India Relations During the Howard Era Rupakjyoti Borah 16. Economic Reforms in India and Australia: Challenges Ahead Jasbir Singh 17. Across the Ocean: Catching the ICT Trail Amita Singh 18. The Politics of Rising Expectations: Middle Class Experiences of Economic Restructuring in India and Australia Timothy J. Scrase and John Robinson 19. Reflections on India-Australia-USA Strategic Triangle Chintamani Mahapatra 20. Combating International Terrorism Post-9/11: Responses of Australia, India and Japan Rajesh Kapur 21. India-Australia Strategic Relations in the Post 9/11 World Tej Pratap Singh 22. Energy Security and the Indian Ocean Region: Constructing an Indian Ocean Energy Community Dennis Rumley and Sanjay Chaturvedi 23. Energy Resource Management: Experience and Prospects of Australia and India Nabeel Ajmal Mancheri 24. Australia and India: Indian Ocean Security Vanlaltluangi Aruna Ruth 25. Non-Traditional Challenges to Indian Ocean Security: Prospects for India-Australia Co-operation S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni and S. I. Humayun 26. India and Australia in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Convergence and Divergences Yeshi Choedon Index Contributors Currently witnessed developments in India-Australia bilateral relations are engaging the attention of scholars on both sides of the Indian Ocean. This book includes the contribution made by leading scholars from both India and Australia having bearing on the political economic and security realities of the emerging global order. Not only do they critically examine the evolving of the dynamics of the India-Australia relations but offer insightful analysis on the future trajectory of the bilateral relations highlighting the undercurrents of divergence and convergence in the policy orientations and overtures of the two countries. Purported not only to sustain the currently ongoing meaningful scholarly exchanges the volume provides the much-needed useful perspectives to the policy makers of both countries marking yet another milestone in the growing mutuality interests between the scholars from both sides of the Indian Ocean

This book tells the story of nearly five decades of Indian migration to Australia from the late 1960s to 2015, through the eyes of migrants and their families. Firstly, there is the marked increase of Indian migrants, shifting from the earlier professionals to a dominance of student-migrants. The India-born in Australia are the fourth largest overseas born group. Secondly, remittances flow two ways in families between Australia and India. Thirdly, family communication across borders has become instantaneous and frequent, changing the experience of migration, family and money. Fourthly, mobility replaces the earlier assumption of settlement. Recent migrants hope to settle, but the large group who have come to study face a long period of precarious mobility. Lastly, recent migrants re-imagine the joint family in Australia, buying homes to accommodate siblings and parents. This is changing the contours of some major cities in Australia.

As the India Australia relationship upgrades from 3Cs of Cricket, Curry and Commonwealth to 3Ds of Defence, Diplomacy and Diaspora, the evolving dynamics of the relationship have a huge potential for both the countries. The opportunities provided by the 3Ds are immense and are having incremental, clear and conclusive repercussions for the relationship. Based on Defence, Diplomacy and Diaspora and supported by specifics, India and Australia in Indo-Pacific provides an insight into the interplay between the three Ds and attempts to lend a prognostication for the bilateral relationship.

The Politics And Culture Of Globalisation: India And Australia Brings Together Indian And Australian Experts In The Fields Of Political Science, International Relations, Philosophy, Cultural Theory And Political Economy. Its Timeliness And Unifying Theme Derive From Comparisons Between Indian And Australian Perspectives, And Analyses By Australian Writers On Developments In India. Indian-Australian Relations Are Explored In Several Chapters.

This book presents insights into the current state of higher education, emerging pedagogies and innovative technology-driven learning techniques in research and teaching. Focussing specifically on the higher education models in India and Australia, the volume explores concerns and policy interventions that will help promote research capability and culture. Globalisation, rise of information technology and the massification of education has shifted the foundations of higher education and universities in the world. This volume examines the best support structures that will allow educators to face the challenge of the increasingly diverse community of learners and teachers entering higher education; their varied levels of aspirations and expectations; the influence of technology in pedagogical practices; and the shrinking funds for teaching and research. By using case studies from India and Australia the book also looks at the benefits of cross-cultural collaborations in research and education. Comprehensive and resourceful, this volume will be useful for academics and scholars of education, higher education and research, sociology, public policy, development studies and for NGOs and think tanks working in these areas.