PM Modi’s Australia visit: Love in Sydney

Source: This post is created, based on the article “PM Modi’s Australia visit: Love in Sydney”, published in Indian Express on 26^th May 2023.

Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India

Context: Recently, Indian PM’s Australia visit concluded.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia in November 2014 – the first Indian PM to do so in nearly 30 years. Before that, Australia hadn’t been a main focus for India, especially during and after the Cold War. The disagreement over India’s nuclear test made the relations worse in the 90s.

Even though a meeting of the Quad (India, Australia, Japan, and the US) got cancelled, PM Modi still went to Sydney. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited India and will visit again for a G20 meeting.

Read more – Ties that bind – The Modi visit to Australia adds to the bipartisan strength of growing bonds

What are the strengths of India Australia’s present relations?

First, for the first time since India became independent, it shares common interests with Australia in Asia and its surrounding waters.

Indians make up more than 3% of the Australia’s population and will soon reach one million. Indian PM Modi was heartfully welcomes by Indian diaspora there.

A new “Migration and Mobility” agreement will make it easier for people to move between the two countries.

Opening new consulates in Brisbane and Bengaluru will also strengthen the ties.

What are the issues between India and Australia?

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