Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, in New Delhi. The leaders held wide-ranging talks focused on bolstering bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed their shared vision for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
Prime Minister Modi extended his congratulations to Marles on the Australian Labor Party’s recent electoral victory and used the opportunity to underscore the growing momentum in India-Australia relations. The discussion was described as “productive,” with both leaders expressing satisfaction over the progress made in key sectors of collaboration.
Taking to X, Prime Minister Modi wrote, “Glad to meet Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Richard Marles. Had a productive discussion on deepening the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which marks its fifth anniversary today. Our shared vision for a stable, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific continues to guide our collaboration.”
The two leaders exchanged ideas to further strengthen the India – Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which completed five years today. They underlined the importance of enhancing cooperation in key areas such as defence industrial collaboration, resilient supply chains, critical minerals, new and emerging technologies. They reaffirmed that the shared vision for a stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific continues to guide the bilateral collaboration.
Deputy Prime Minister Marles reiterated Australia’s support in India’s fight against cross border terrorism. Prime Minister extended invitation to PM Albanese for the Annual Summit, to be held in India later this year.
