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Join AIIA Queensland for a ``live webinar'' with eminent Indian journalist R Rajagoplan. We will be hosting an audience for this event at Holding Redlich, 300 Queen St, Brisbane. Our speaker will be joining us live on the big screen so our guests may ask him questions following his presentation.
If you are attending in person, please arrive at Holding Redlich at 5.30pm for registration and drinks. This event will also be available online. After registering, on September 13 you will receive a follow-up confirmation email containing further details on how to join the webinar which will commence at 6pm AEST. The event is free for AIIA Queensland members and AIIA members from all states. Non-members pay $10 and student non-members $5.
India will go the polls in May 2024 to elect members of the 543-seat Lok Sabha – the lower house of the country's parliament. This will be a crucial test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which is the dominant force in the governing National Democratic Alliance. Current opinion polls indicate Modi is likely to win the election with a reduced majority. Modi has been in power since 2014 and his coalition holds 333 seats in the Lok Sabha. What is mindset of Indian voters in the lead-up to the 2024 polls. Mr Rajagopalan will examine this question in this presentation. The election will be crucial for India's business, economic and political narratives
