How Shah Rukh Khan can help with India’s ‘Act East’ policy
Originally published in The Times of India
Tuesday 05 Jul 2022 | 08:35 | SYDNEY
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Teesta Prakash
Research Associate, Southeast Asia Program
Lowy Institute
Areas of ExpertiseAustralian Foreign Policy, Foreign Aid and Development, Indian Foreign Policy, Indo-Pacific and the Quad.
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