Chats Over Chai
The Australia India Institute podcast examines key questions facing contemporary India and the Australia-India relationship.
Chats Over Chai
Latest Episodes
Australia, India and the ‘Soft Power’ of Business: In Conversation with Rajiv Dube
In the latest episode of Chat’s over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh is joined by Rajiv Dube, Independent Director at Tata International Ltd and Australia India Institute board member, to unpack India’s economic rise and the impact of soft power diplomacy...
80 years of India’s Independence: In Conversation with India’s High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency Nagesh Singh
In this latest episode of Chat's over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh is joined by India’s new High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency Nagesh Singh, on the eve of India's 80th Independence Day. Lisa and High Commissioner Singh reflect o...
India's ‘Gen Z Moment?’: Unpacking the Cockroach Movement
The Institute’s CEO Lisa Singh and Research Fellow Teesta Prakash unpack the youth led Cockroach movement in this latest episode of our Chats over Chai. The movement saw tens of thousands of Indian youth take to the streets t...
Modi’s 2026 Visit to Australia: In Conversation with Tim Watts MP
With Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's visit to Australia this week, CEO Lisa Singh joins Australian parliamentarian Tim Watts MP, Special Envoy for Indian Ocean Affairs, for the latest episode of Chats Over Chai. The pair unp...
‘Smoke, Rice, Water’: Bengali Stories with Kishwar Chowdhury
CEO Lisa Singh joins Melbourne-born chef and MasterChef Australia finalist Kishwar Chowdhury to delve into the cultural stories behind her new book 'Smoke, Rice, Water', for this episode of Chats Over Chai.Drawing on her experience as a ...