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Winners, Whiplash, a Good Read, and a Better Red 🍷

New issue out now | Trump, unhinged | Asialink leaders | Indian wine industry | Test cricket triumph | Etched in Gold book review

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Indian Link
07 Aug • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

Good Afternoon,

This week marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, moments that reshaped history in an instant.

As we reflect, we’re reminded of the fragility of peace, the cost of unchecked power, and the enduring human will to rebuild. In a world still grappling with conflict, displacement, and division, their stories call on us to choose empathy, diplomacy, and hope.

Let the past be a warning - but also, a guide.

Rajni Anand Luthra 

Editor, Indian Link

A closer look at how US protectionist policies, tariff wars, and nationalist rhetoric reshaped global trade - and left lasting scars on the economy.

  S RAJA GOPALAN

Time to confuse your brain just a little:

What day is yesterday’s tomorrow and tomorrow’s yesterday?

Think you know the answer? It is hiding somewhere in this newsletter.
Keep those eyes sharp and scroll like you mean it. 👀

UniMelb’s Asialink Leaders Program has been shaping Asia-ready leaders and deepening Australia-Asia engagement for 30 years. As part of its anniversary, two Indian-origin leaders were recognised for their outstanding Asia-capable leadership.

Prerana Mehta: Smart power advantage

Jai Patel: India’s diaspora as Australia’s strategic advantage

ASIALINK

The Wine Growers Association of India showcased their wines at special events in Australia this month.

MANAN LUTHRA

India’s thrilling last-gasp victory over England at The Oval enshrines the drawn series as one of Test cricket’s greatest.

RITAM MITRA

  • Dr Rajeshwary (Raji) Krishnan of Perth, who has received the Australian Medical Association President’s Award for her outstanding contribution to the health of vulnerable communities, especially First Nations people.
     

  • Archana Nanthakumar of Sydney, who has been selected for She Means Business, a federal program backing women-led ventures in energy, finance, and tech.
     

  • Melbourne’s Div and Vick Pillay, co-founders of MindTribe, which has launched the inaugural Business In Colour Awards - a first-of-its-kind platform celebrating cultural and racial inclusion in Australian workplaces.

Sydney writer Uma Srinivasan’s first major work of fiction Etched in Gold brings new life to the forgotten histories of Tanjore

SRUTHI SAJEEV

New edition out now. Pick up a copy at your local spice store. Or, flick through our e-paper here.

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Hi, we’re glad you’re still around - the answer to this week’s riddle is: ‘today’.

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You can tariff our exports, but not our sovereignty

Industrialist Harsh Goenka, on Trump’s decision to impose additional 25% tariffs on Indian good

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