Inside this Week
Rolling out the red carpet | Boarding the bus for Modi | Diplomacy's blind spot | Tagore goes west | Pitch perfect cinema
Just Wanted to Say
AUS V PAR, Friday 12 noon AEST.
What are plans at your workplace for tomorrow’s FIFA game? Day off? Half day? Or business as usual – albeit with a few strategically positioned tabs open?
At Indian Link’s predominantly female office, where football fandom is, let’s say, a work in progress, we’re joining in the spirit. It’s business as usual, but with the game playing on the office TV, and a casual lunch. On the menu, empanadas (for Paraguay), sausage rolls / pies (for Australia), and mini samosas for us - because unanimously, loaded nachos with Indian spices didn’t make the cut.
We may not be football people, but today we absolutely are. Go the Socceroos. 🦘
Story of the Week
Jay Shah of the Australia India Foundation on preparations for Prime Minister Modi's Melbourne community reception.
In Other News
Here’s your chance to be part of a group travelling to Melbourne in anticipation of the Indian Prime Minister's proposed early July visit.
Selected for Glasgow 2026, 19-year-old Ritam Malik becomes the first male gymnast of Indian origin to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games.
The Lowy Institute’s inaugural India Chair on where India and Australia align, where they differ, and why public understanding has lagged behind diplomatic progress.
Indian Ink Theatre Company’s Balloon Dog, which transforms Tagore’s timeless Kabuliwala into a poignant reflection on migration, belonging and our shared humanity, opened last night.
Football is more than just a game in these eight Indian films - it is an anecdote of dreams, passion, grit and glory.
Shoutouts
Simran Pasricha, who won the 2026 John B Fairfax Family Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award for Longform Feature or Special category.
Dr Keshav Dhawan (PhD) of Melbourne’s Essence Healthcare, who was awarded Practice Manager of the Year by the Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM).
Prof. Rajeev Varshey FRS FAA of Murdoch University was named as a 2026 Top Agri-food Pioneer (TAP) by the World Food Prize Foundation.
Prerana Mehta, who begins her tenure as the CEO of The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) on 29 June 2026.
Varsha Yajman, for her appointment as Digital Content Producer at independent digital media outlet Cheek Media.
What’s On
Two decades, multiple languages, and a voice that has moved millions. Shreya Ghoshal brings her Unstoppable Tour to Sydney for a night of fresh arrangements, dynamic staging, and timeless hits that will leave you breathless.
For more head to our What’s On page.
Say it Again
What Australia needs, like the rest of the world needs, is governments that take us forward. There are big challenges in this country, like there are around the world that the Government's grappling with... We won't move forward if we get stuck in these cultural debates that are all aimed at dividing people.
Until next week,
Indian Link
