India and Australia are set to carry talks targeted on bolstering their strategic, protection and safety ties in New Delhi
ByThe Related Press
November 20, 2023, 1:36 AM
Australia’s captain Pat Cummins, left, shakes arms with Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to be like on after Australia received the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup ultimate match in opposition to India in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Picture/Rafiq Maqbool)
The Related Press
NEW DELHI — India and Australia are set to carry talks targeted on bolstering their strategic, protection and safety ties on Monday in New Delhi.
Australia’s overseas minister Penny Wong and protection minister Richard Marles arrived to satisfy with their counterparts for the second India-Australia 2+2 Dialogue, the place they’re anticipated to debate regional and world points, in line with a press release from India’s Ministry of Exterior Affairs.
“Either side will even trade views on shared priorities for strengthening minilateral and multilateral cooperation,” the assertion mentioned.
Protection Minister Rajnath Singh will maintain a bilateral assembly with Marles, who can be the deputy prime minister. India’s Minister of Exterior Affairs Subhramanyam Jaishankar will take inventory of ties between the 2 nations along with his counterpart Wong on Tuesday, in line with the assertion.
The talks come just a few weeks after India hosted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Protection Llyod Austin in New Delhi, the place each nations underlined their dedication to boosting safety ties, and reaffirmed their help for a free and resilient Indo-Pacific area.
India and Australia are additionally a part of the Quad, an alliance that features Japan and the USA, which goals to counter China’s rising affect in Asia.
The 2 nations upgraded their relationship to a Complete Strategic Partnership in 2020, after they signed numerous agreements to strengthen protection ties and cooperation within the Indo-Pacific.
Earlier this 12 months, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in India on a four-day go to the place he held talks along with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and praised the 2 nations’ progress in ties, together with in scientific and technological cooperation and navy workouts.
Marles arrived Sunday, and watched Australia beat India to win the Cricket World Cup for the sixth time in Ahmedabad metropolis. The victory, a lot to India’s dismay, ended the host nation’s dominant run within the match.
