AIBC congratulates Swati Dave for being appointed as the first Chair for the Centre of Australia-India Relations (CAIR)

The Australia India Business Council (AIBC) has congratulated Swati Dave on her appointment as the first Chair for the Centre of Australia-India Relations. Swati is a highly respected and an experienced business leader with a track record of successfully transforming large businesses, driving cultural change and managing complex stakeholder engagements across the public and private sectors.

The newly established CAIR is a new $24.1 million national platform to foster ties and support Australia’s expanding exchange and cooperation with India.

The Centre will focus on four key areas of work:

  • promoting policy dialogue
  • building Australian business literacy and links;
  • engaging Australia’s Indian diaspora communities to support the Australia-India bilateral relationship, and
  • deepening cultural connections and understanding.

It will also administer over $20 million in new funding for the Maitri (friendship) scholars, grants and fellowships programs and cultural partnership.

The Government will formally establish the Centre this year. It will report to a representative Board, under the auspices of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

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