We are pleased to announce that Prof. Rajiv Kumar, Director of IKF, participated in a roundtable on “Advancing Economic Security Through Korea–Australia–India Trilateral Collaboration” in Seoul on Friday, 24th April 2026. This roundtable was convened by the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, in partnership with the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne, to explore opportunities for enhanced trilateral cooperation between Australia, India, and the Republic of Korea in the area of economic security.

The discussion was part of a broader Korea Foundation–supported research project granted to the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne, to undertake research on possible opportunities for stronger engagement between Australia, India, and the Republic of Korea in security and defence. The following experts participated in the roundtable.

– Grace Corcoran (Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne)
– Dongkeun Lee (Asia-Pacific Leadership Network)
– Rajiv Kumar, India-Korea Forum/ Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
– Kyunghoon Kim, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
– Wondeuk Cho, Korea National Diplomatic Academy (Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security)
– Seok-ryul Kang, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
– Dahae Choo, Korea Energy Economics Institute
– Dongwook Seoh, Science and Technology Policy Institute
– Ina Choi, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
– Sunghun Cho, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
– Yoo Jin Nam, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy