PUBLIC LECTURE: Visiting Fellow Dr Sanu Kainikara will present India in the 21 Century: An Emerging Global Power?

The presentation will look at the current situation in India in terms of its economic development, political landscape and demographic changes that directly influence its strategic path and progress. It will then examine the possibility of India emerging as a genuine global power in the future. In doing so the presentation will analyse the factors that have a direct bearing on a nation becoming a regional/global power and then view the same factors from the perspective of India becoming a global power.

Dr Sanu Kainikara is the Air Power Strategist at the Air Power Development Centre, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

He is a former fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) who retired voluntarily as a Group Captain (Acting) after 21 years of commissioned service. He has vast operational flying experience in a number of modern fighter aircraft and was the Commanding Officer of an Operational fighter squadron.

Dr Kainikara has received the RAAF, Chief Air Force’s Commendation. He was also decorated for gallantry and is also the recipient of the Air Force Cross and two Commendations from the IAF Chief of Air Staff.

Dr Kainikara is currently focusing on the topic of the Law of Armed Conflict and Military Strategy at the ANU. He is a graduate of the Indian National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and the College of Air Warfare. He holds two Bachelor degrees (Strategic Studies and Aerospace Engineering) a Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies from the University of Madras and PhD in International Politics from the University of Adelaide.