Sports diplomacy between Australia and India.
Sport is a recognised people-to-people channel in the Australia–India relationship. PlayForward explains official source material and how organisations can explore collaboration — without claiming government endorsement.
Sport as a bridge — carefully defined.
Sports diplomacy describes how governments and sporting communities use sport to build mutual understanding, soft power and practical cooperation. Australia publishes a dedicated sports diplomacy strategy; India and Australia have also issued joint statements and a Sports Collaboration Roadmap that sit beside that diplomacy work.
Independent navigation — not official diplomacy.
PlayForward is an independent AISECS initiative. It helps organisations understand Roadmap themes, find credible context and take a practical next step. It does not speak for DFAT, MEA, or any Games organising body.