Q+A: Modi & Minority Groups

The Q+A Panel discuss Indian PM Modi's visit to Australia after questioner Saim Saeed asked: “As someone who upholds their freedom of speech and religion, my question to the panel: Was it wrong for the Australian Government to be quick to embrace Prime Minister Modi at a time when the Indian Government is overseeing a rise in authoritarianism and persecution of minority groups”?
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Panellists: Human Rights Lawyer, Jen Robinson, Booker Prize-winning author Shehan Karunatilaka, Research Fellow in Indigenous Diplomacy, Australian National University James Blackwell, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts and Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism Kevin Hogan.
This episode was broadcast on Monday May 29, 2023
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