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The VIF held a closed-door informal interaction with a five-member Australian delegation led by Mr Graham Fletcher, First Assistant Secretary, North East Asia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia), and comprising of Mr Adam Clancy, Ms Jenny Grant-Curnow, Ms Jacinta Hudson and Mr Cameron Bruce as its members. The interaction focused on some of the recent developments in North East Asia, US foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific region under President Trump, managing the rise of China, bilateral economic and security cooperation and people-to-people relations between India and Australia, among other relevant subjects. Discussions on the VIF side was moderated by Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney, Dean, Centre for Defence Studies.