In this episode, Michael Shoebridge, head of ASPI’s defence, national security and strategy program, speaks with Darshana Baruah, non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about India’s navy and maritime goals, the Quad and Australia–India relations.

ASPI executive director Peter Jennings, and The Strategist’s Brendan Nicholson consider the return of Australian journalists Bill Birtles and Mike Smith from China and the general state of the Australia–China relationship.

Fergus Ryan from ASPI’s cyber centre and research intern Daria Impiombato speak to senior analyst Tom Uren about their recent report on censorship on TikTok and WeChat.