Andrew Charlton launches his book ‘Australia's Pivot to India’

Students, former diplomats, researchers from think tanks, and others eager to further explore the Indo-Australian relationship filled the room. Among them was Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who in his address lauded the book as "elegantly crafted" and delving into issues that have "preoccupied" both nations since the 1950s. "Cricket used to be a sport that Australia played against India. But today, Australia's best cricketers play in the Indian Premier League," Charlton noted at the launch of his book Australia's Pivot to India in Delhi's India Habitat Centre last week. "The Indian diaspora has not just…