Preliminary Pages
Foreword
The Inquiry into Australia’s
Relations with India as an Emerging World Power was first adopted by the Joint
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade in the 41st
Parliament, in March 2006. Although a draft report of the Inquiry had been
prepared by the end of that Parliament, The Committee was unable to table a
final report prior to the prorogation of the Parliament in October 2007.
The Committee was re-established
in 12 February 2008 with a new Chair, Senator Michael Forshaw, and a
significant change in membership. The Committee readopted the original Terms of
Reference, and evidence already received, on 27 August 2008. In view of the
significant lapse of time since the first draft was prepared the Committee
sought updated submissions from the relevant Departments and other
organisations and persons who had provided submissions and/or given evidence in
the previous hearings.
The present Report is the result
of revision by the Committee of the previous draft report taking into the
further submissions and updated material.
In announcing the original
Inquiry, the then Chair, Senator Alan Ferguson acknowledged the importance of
the relationship particularly having regard to recent economic growth that
had transformed India into an emerging world power. These conditions continue
today. The Australian Government continues to place importance upon
strengthening the relationship with India and the supplementary material
received by the Committee during the present Parliament reinforces this fact.
During the last few months three
significant events have occurred which have a direct bearing on matters raised
in the Committee’s Inquiry. They have not been able to be canvassed in this
report but they nevertheless re-emphasise the importance of the relationship at
both the country to country and multi-lateral levels.
The first of these is the Global
Economic Crisis which has hit India hard and which has implications for all
aspects of Australia’s trade and investment relationship with the country.
Secondly, the terrorist attacks on Mumbai on 26 November 2008 directly affected
India’s commercial and tourist interests. Finally, India’s recent general
election, the largest democratic elections held anywhere in the world, are a
tribute to the robust nature of Indian democracy. It is these democratic values
which we share that will continue to provide the foundations of Australia’s
relationship with India.
Senator M
Forshaw
Chair
Membership of the Committee – 41st Parliament
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Chair
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Senator M A Payne
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Senator A B Ferguson (until
15/8/2007)
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Deputy
Chair
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Hon G J Edwards MP
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Members
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Senator A Bartlett
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Senator P M Crossin
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Senator A Eggleston
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Senator S Hutchins
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Senator L J Kirk
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Senator the Hon. S Macdonald
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Senator C M Moore
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Senator N J Stott Despoja
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Senator R B Trood
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Senator R S Webber
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Hon B G Baird, MP
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Mr P A Barresi, MP
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Mr M Danby, MP
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Mrs T Draper, MP
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Mrs J Gash, MP
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Mr S W Gibbons, MP
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Mr B W Haase, MP
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Mr M J Hatton, MP
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Hon D F Jull, MP
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Hon J E Moylan, MP
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Hon G D Prosser, MP
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Hon B C Scott, MP
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Mr R C G Sercombe , MP
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Hon W E Snowdon,
MP
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Dr A J Southcott, MP
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Mr C Thompson, MP
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Ms M Vamvakinou,
MP
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Mr B H Wakelin, MP
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Mr K W Wilkie, MP
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Membership of the Committee – 42nd
Parliament
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Chair
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Senator M Forshaw
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Deputy
Chair
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The Hon D Hawker MP
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Members
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Senator M Arbib (from 01/07/08 till 11/03/09)
Senator A Bartlett (till 30/06/08)
Senator M Bishop
Senator M Cormann (till
23/09/08)
Senator A Eggleston (till
19/03/08)
Senator the Hon A
Ferguson
(from
01/07/08)
Senator M Fifield
Senator M Furner (from
16/03/08)
Senator S
Hanson-Young (from
04/12/08)
Senator the Hon D Johnston
(from 23/09/08)
Senator L J Kirk (till 30/06/08)
Senator S Ludlam (from 26/11/08)
Senator the Hon J A L (Sandy) Macdonald (till
30/06/08)
Senator C M Moore
Senator K O’Brien (from
01/07/08)
Senator M Payne (from 19/03/08)
Senator N Stott Despoja (till
30/06/08)
Senator R Trood
Senator R S Webber (till 30/06/08)
The Hon B Baldwin MP
The Hon A Bevis MP
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The Hon J Bishop
MP (from
11/03/08)
Mr M Danby MP
Ms A Ellis MP
The Hon J
Fitzgibbon MP (from
15/06/09)
Mr S W Gibbons MP
Ms S Grierson MP
Mr D Hale MP
The Hon I
Macfarlane MP
Mrs L Markus MP (from 25/09/08)
Ms S Mirabella MP (till 16/03/09)
The Hon J Murphy
MP
(from 20/03/09)
Mr R Oakeshott MP
(from
20/03/09)
Ms M Parke MP
Ms K Rea MP
Mr B Ripoll MP
The Hon A Robb AO MP (till 25/09/08)
Mr S Robert MP
The Hon P Ruddock MP
Ms J Saffin MP
The Hon B Scott MP
Mr K Thomson MP (till
15/06/09)
Ms M Vamvakinou
MP
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Secretary
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Dr M Kerley
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Committee Secretariat – 41st
Parliament
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Secretary
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Dr Margot Kerley
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Research
Officers
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Mr Michael Crawford
Mr Ryan Crowley
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Administrative
Officers
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Ms Jessica Butler
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Ms Emma Martin
Ms Sonya Gaspar
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Committee Secretariat –
42nd Parliament
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Secretary
Research
Officer
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Dr Margot Kerley
Dr Brian Lloyd
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Office
Manager
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Mrs Donna Quintus-Bosz
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Administrative
Officers
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Mr Paul Jeanroy
Ms Sonya Gaspar
Mrs Gillian Drew
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Terms of reference
The
full committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and
Trade shall examine and report on Australia’s relationship with India as an emerging world power with particular reference to:
- Trade and tourism including
investment opportunities
- The defence relationship
- The strategic possibilities for
both nations resulting from increasing globalisation and regional
imperatives
List of abbreviations
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ACIAR
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Australian Centre for Intentional
Agricultural Research
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ABLE
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Association of Biotechnology Led
Enterprises
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AEI
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Australian Education
International
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AIBC
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Australia-India Business Council
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AISRF
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Australia – India Strategic Research Fund
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ANU
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Australian National University
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ANZ
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Australia New Zealand
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AQIS
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Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Service
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ASEAN
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Association of South East Asian
Nations
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ATC
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Australian Tourism Commission
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AusAID
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Australian Agency for
International Development
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AUD
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Australian Dollar
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Austrade
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Australian Trade Commission
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AVCC
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Australian Vice Chancellors
Committee
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AWB
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Australian Wheat Board
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CSIRO
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Commonwealth Scientific and
Research Organisation
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DBT
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Department of Biotechnology
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DEST
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Department of Education Science
and Training
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DFAT
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Department of Foreign Affairs
Defence and Trade
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DIMA
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Department of Immigration and
Multicultural Affairs
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DITR
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Department of Industry Tourism
and Resources
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FDI
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Foreign Direct Investment
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Go8
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Group of Right
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HIV-AIDS
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus –
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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ICT
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Information and Communication
Technology
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IDP
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International Development Program
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IITB
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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ILD
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International Long Distance
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IP
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Intellectual Property
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IPR
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Intellectual Property Rights
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IT
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Information Technology
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JSCFADT
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Joint Standing Committee on
Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade
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JWG
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Joint Working Group
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KRS
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Knights Restructuring Services
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LNG
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Liquefied Natural Gas
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MOU
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Memoranda of Understanding
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MP
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Member of Parliament
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NAB
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National Australia Bank
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NRE
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National Resources Environment
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NSW
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New South Wales
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PEC
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Perth Education City
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QETI
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Queensland Education and Training
International
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TA
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Tourism Australia
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UK
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United Kingdom
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UN
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United Nations
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US
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United States
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USD
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United States Dollar
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VET
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Vocational Education and Training
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WA
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Western Australia
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WTO
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World Trade Organisation
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