This represented a significant win for India, left out of the previously dominant Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum, and one for which New Delhi should recognise Canberra's central effort in sprouting.
It is time for Australia to begin developing its security links with India more seriously, not just militarily but also around counterterrorism in the wake of more deadly attacks in Mumbai last month.
Doing so is not just in our interests but in the interests of the region.
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In doing so we should remember that the biggest shipping and rapidly developing naval port in the Bay of Bengal, Chennai, is closer to Perth than Shanghai is to Sydney.
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Thom Woodroofe, 21, is a foreign affairs analyst combining journalism, research, teaching and community work to advance an understanding of Australia's place in the world.