Talks onsecurity challenges

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Australian High Commissioner Ewen McDonald, Minister for Home Affairs Pio Tikoduadua and Australia India Institute CEO Lisa Singh. Picture: JONA KONATACI

SECURITY experts and Government officials came together for the Fiji Dialogue in Suva yesterday, a landmark event held to discuss security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

The event was hosted by the Australia India Institute in partnership with the University of the South Pacific.

Australia India Institute CEO Lisa Singh said the event materialised after a year of planning and would focus on ways to strengthen the cooperation of Australia and India in both the Pacific and Indian oceans.

“It’s finding concrete ways that both Australia and India can work together to support island states in building resilience,” Ms Singh said.

Discussions at the event centred around climate change, maritime safety, illegal fishing, disinformation, infrastructure management and regional governance.