Tanya Spisbah

Director

Tanya Spisbah is a renowned and influential expert on Australia-India relations, particularly with respect to health and sustainable development. A career diplomat with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for more than a decade, Ms Spisbah served from 2014-17 at the Australian High Commission, New Delhi, specialising in health and technology diplomacy for inclusive, sustainable growth. She notably led the health agenda resulting in the Australian and Indian Prime Ministers exchanging an MoU for Health and Medicine, paving the way for cooperation on digital health. Other areas of policy leadership include smart cities and infrastructure, governance and investment. Previous roles in the Department include placements in Moscow and Baghdad. She has negotiated free trade agreements with a number of Asian partners,  including China, South Korea and ASEAN, led Australia's education agenda in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation and represented Australia at the World Trade Organization on intellectual property and environment. Ms Spisbah was formerly a lawyer with Minter Ellison, specialising in IP and technology. Most recently, Ms Spisbah was Head, Strategic International Engagement, at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Ms Spisbah is passionate about the Australia-India relationship and sustainable development. She holds degrees in law, philosophy and economics and a Masters of Laws from University of Melbourne in International Trade and Development.

Kunal Kapoor

Finance Manager

Kunal is the Finance Manager at Australia India Institute @ Delhi.

Kunal’s background is in Finance he has completed his Graduation in Finance from Delhi University and is a Qualified Chartered Accountant from ICAI. He has 5 years of work experience in multi-national organizations and various other organization. His expertise extends to financial and taxation matters of the organization.

Muskan Jain

Research and Project Officer

Executive & Research Assistant to Director, AII @ Delhi 

Muskan is responsible for calendaring, editing, meetings and travel planning, documenting and database administration and client correspondence. She has been a part of research projects like Knowledge Initiative, Jammu & Kashmir and India Consensus, Rajasthan. A highly approachable individual who has a pleasant attitude and willingness to make a positive impact. She received her Bachelors of Science (Hons) – Statistics degree in 2013 from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, and continued to earn her Masters in Statistics degree from University of Delhi. 

Rishi Suri

Communications Consultant

Rishi is Communications Consultant at Australia India Institute @Delhi.

He is a senior journalist and one of the select few certified diplomatic correspondents by the Ministry of External Affairs in India, alumni of the International Visitor Leadership program run by the State Department of the United States of America. He has been a Fellow (Media) with the Australia India Council and a Chevening Scholar in 2013 and has has also served on boards of various national and international organizations like the Australia India Youth Dialogue in Sydney, the Global Partnerships Program run by the Tampa Bay City Council in Florida in the US, the Taj Colloquium in Agra, Uttar Pradesh and the Kumaon Literary Festival in Uttarakhand.

Parul Nadar

Research and Project Officer