Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The Australia India Institute hosted a webinar to launch its new report 'Securing Indo-Pacific Submarine Cable Networks: Options for Australia-India Cooperation' on Monday, December 1.
Submarine cable networks are integral to modern society as the backbone of digital information flows. These critical infrastructure networks, which carry approximately 99% of data traffic globally, are constantly evolving, expanding and being reconfigured. However, as geopolitical tensions rise globally, submarine cable networks are increasingly contested.
This report, Securing Indo-Pacific Submarine Cable Networks: Options for Australia-India Cooperation, is intended to inform policymakers and industry leaders in both nations and to guide Australia’s and India’s approach to submarine cable security.
The Panel:
The Hon. Lisa Singh, CEO of the Australia India Institute (moderator)
Dr Samuel Bashfield, Co-Author and Research Fellow in Global Security at La Trobe University
Dr V. Sridhar, Co-Author and Professor at the Centre for IT and Public Policy at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, India
Professor Balaji Parthasarathy, Co-Author and Professor at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, co-founder of the Institute’s Centre for Information Technology and Public Policy
Read the report here: https://aii.unimelb.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1418_AII_Seabed-Cables-Outcome-Report_A4_v4.pdf
The Australia India Institute hosted a webinar to launch its new report 'Securing Indo-Pacific Submarine Cable Networks: Options for Australia-India Cooperation' on Monday, December 1.
Submarine cable networks are integral to modern society as the backbone of digital information flows. These critical infrastructure networks, which carry approximately 99% of data traffic globally, are constantly evolving, expanding and being reconfigured. However, as geopolitical tensions rise globally, submarine cable networks are increasingly contested.
This report, Securing Indo-Pacific Submarine Cable Networks: Options for Australia-India Cooperation, is intended to inform policymakers and industry leaders in both nations and to guide Australia’s and India’s approach to submarine cable security.
The Panel:
The Hon. Lisa Singh, CEO of the Australia India Institute (moderator)
Dr Samuel Bashfield, Co-Author and Research Fellow in Global Security at La Trobe University
Dr V. Sridhar, Co-Author and Professor at the Centre for IT and Public Policy at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, India
Professor Balaji Parthasarathy, Co-Author and Professor at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, co-founder of the Institute’s Centre for Information Technology and Public Policy
Read the report here: https://aii.unimelb.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1418_AII_Seabed-Cables-Outcome-Report_A4_v4.pdf
