Nitin Pai Quoted in Hindustan Times on India - Australia Defence Logistcs Pact

Nitin Pai was quoted in an article by Rezaul H Laskar on 26th May 2020 in an article discussing a defence logistics pact between India and Australia .

Nitin Pai, director of the Takshashila Institution, said it made “absolute economic sense” for India and Australia to reduce the risk of their exposure to China even if the two countries weren’t grappling with tensions with China and the Covid-19 crisis.

“It makes a lot of sense to find a diversity of suppliers on one hand, and to find a diversity of customers for products on the other,” he said, adding the existing geo-political risks, the pandemic and travel restrictions make it vital not to put all eggs in one basket and to build a diversity of economic partnerships.

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