Diplomatist Magazine Diplomatist March 2019 | Page 14

INTERVI
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“AN FTA REMAINS
A USEFUL OBJECTIVE”
PETER JOSEPH NOOZHUMURRY VARGHESE
CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
"Australia and India share a commitment to a rule-based international system and we both
want to see stronger institutions in the Indo-Pacifi c", says retired Australian Diplomat
and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, AO Peter Varghese. In a
candid interview with Kanchi Batra, Business Editor of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Diplomatist, the Chancellor stresses on the importance of stronger business to business
relationship between India and Australia.
14 • Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Diplomatist • Vol 7 • Issue 3 • March 2019, Noida