रक्षा, पुलिस एवम् सुरक्षा पहल (Raksha aur Suraksha Pehal)
Defence, Policing and Security Initiative

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    Defence, Policing and Security Initiative

The Australia India Strategic Partnership of 2009 lays strong emphasis on bilateral cooperation in the field of defence and security.

In addition, there are common transnational challenges in policing and law enforcement, which demand greater engagement between the two sides to jointly address them effectively.

Bilateral ties have witnessed an upswing since the visit of the former Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s visit to India in 2006 during which both sides signed a memorandum of Understanding to facilitate exchanges in defence and security, research and development, maritime cooperation and defence industries cooperation.

The visit also witnessed the establishment of India-Australia Joint Working Group on Defence to bolster bilateral cooperation.

Bilateral discussions also covered the supply of uranium which was approved by John Howard but overturned by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2007, who ironically signed ‘strategic partnership’ in 2009 with India.

However, the ascent of Julia Gillard as Prime Minister reinstated the uranium supply decision and relations ever since have maintained an upward trend.

Under Prime Minister Tony Abbott, bilateral ties gained greater momentum as both sides inked a Framework for Security  Cooperation in November 2014 to implement an Action Plan, which includes: annual summits and foreign policy exchanges and coordination, defence policy planning and coordination, counter-terrorism and transnational crimes, border protection, coast Guard and Customs, disarmament, non-proliferation, civil-nuclear energy and maritime security, disaster management and peacekeeping, and cooperation in regional and multilateral fora.

Australia and India are also affected by terrorism, cyber attacks, criminal syndicates perpetuating drug trafficking and corruption in sports. India is also deeply affected by gender violence on which academic and law enforcement cooperation with Australia could be helpful in sharing best practices in addressing the problem.

This objective of this program is to address some of the above mentioned challenges through research collaboration, joint workshops, policy dialogues, practitioners’ exchanges and capacity-development training courses.

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Engagement Gallery

The Australian panel at the Asian Security Conference organsied by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi

Speaking on ‘preserving integrity in sport’ at the Central Bureau of Investigation HQ in New Delhi

Leading an Australian delegation at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad, India

Speaking at the international conference of South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology in Jaipur, India on the legality of drones under international law.

Leading a delegation to the Central Bureau of Investigation HQ in New Delhi to speak on sports corruption and international police cooperation.

Facilitating interaction of India’s NPA’s former Director General Aruna Bahuguna with the University of Queensland Law faculty

With leading Indian strategist and missile program leader K. Santhanam in New Delhi

Felicitaing an Australian Federal Police official in Canberra

Facilitating interaction with Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart and India’s NPA’s former Director General Aruna Bahuguna, Ministry of Home official Prashant Nikam and senior Indian Police officer Vipul Kumar

Facilitating interaction of India’s NPA’s former Director General Aruna Bahuguna with New South Wales Police Academy Chief Superintendent Julie Middlemiss at Golburn, NSW

With the keynote speaker former Australian cricketer Ian Healy and senior Queensland Police officials at the Indian Police Service Phase III training in Brisbane at the Gabba cricket ground

Facilitating interaction of India’s NPA’s former Director General Aruna Bahuguna and Ministry of Home official Prashant Nikam with the NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson (in-charge Corporate Services) and Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy (in-charge Education and Training)

Facilitating interaction of India’s National Police Academy former Director General Aruna Bahuguna with Queensland Police G-20 Police Operations Centre headed by Asst Commissioner Katarina Carroll

Facilitating interaction of India’s National Police Academy former Director General Aruna Bahuguna with Queensland Police Academy Commander Debbie Platz

Being welcomed by Ranjit Sinha, former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation at the CBI HQ in New Delhi

Being felicitated by the former Director General Aruna Bahuguna at the  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad, India

At the Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony  with NPA Director General, Queensland Police Commissioner, Griffith PVC, and Indian police official

Being felicitated by Ranjit Sinha, former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation at the CBI HQ in New Delhi

At the signing ceremony of the MoU between India’s National Police Academy and Charles Sturt University

Being felicitated by former Queensland Police G-20 Police Operations Centre Commander Katarina Carroll

Ashutosh Misra and IAIE Board member Randeep Agarwal with Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart and International criminology expert Jeff Alpert

At the CBI HQ in New Delhi with CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, Anil Kumar Sinha (his successor) other senior CBI officials and CEPS Director Simon Bronitt

At an interaction with the  senior Indian police service officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad, India

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