India, Australia Strategic Partnership Growing Steadily: S Jaishankar

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday stated that the great strategic partnership with Australia is rising steadily as he met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong for the fifteenth India-Australia International Ministers’ Framework Dialogue right here.

Each the leaders additionally mentioned “respective neighbourhoods, Indo-Pacific, West Asia, Ukraine and the worldwide strategic state of affairs.” “Concluded the fifteenth India – Australia International Ministers’ Framework Dialogue with FM @SenatorWong in Canberra at this time. Our Complete Strategic Partnership is rising steadily. Mirrored in stronger political ties, strong defence & safety cooperation, expanded commerce, larger mobility and deeper academic linkages,” Mr Jaishankar posted on X.

“Mentioned our respective neighbourhoods, Indo-Pacific, West Asia, Ukraine and the worldwide strategic state of affairs,” his submit stated.

Taking to X, Ms Wong stated,” Australia and India’s partnership is central to the peace, stability and prosperity of our shared area. Right now, I welcomed my good buddy @DrSJaishankar to Canberra for the fifteenth Australia-India International Ministers’ Framework Dialogue.” Wong additionally introduced that Australia will ship a ‘First Nations Enterprise Mission’ to India for the primary time subsequent 12 months. The mission will assist new industrial partnerships for First Nations companies seeking to have interaction with India and can promote First Nation companies to new markets abroad.

She additional posted, “We’re cooperating in vital sectors together with science and expertise, clear power, agriculture, schooling and abilities, and tourism. Right now, I introduced the Albanese Authorities is funding 6 spectacular initiatives underneath the Australia-India Cyber and Important Expertise Partnership.” In the meantime, the Australian international ministry stated in a press launch that,” Australia and India are shut companions with sturdy strategic, financial and group ties – virtually a million Australians hint their heritage to India. We share a imaginative and prescient for an Indo-Pacific area that’s peaceable, steady and affluent.” “Forward of 2025 – the fifth 12 months of our Complete Strategic Partnership – the International Ministers’ Framework Dialogue is a chance to take inventory of the progress we now have made, and to chart the best way ahead for the subsequent section in our relationship,” it stated.

The assertion stated that each the leaders “will focus on how we are able to advance our cooperation in vital sectors – together with science and expertise, clear power, commerce and funding – and the way we are able to deepen our defence and maritime safety engagement.” “India is the world’s fastest-growing main economic system, and on observe to be the third largest by the top of the last decade. India is an important associate as we diversify our commerce hyperlinks and safe our provide chains,” it stated.

The 2 leaders will even attend ‘Raisina Down Below’, the Australian iteration of India’s Raisina Dialogue.

The Raisina Dialogue is India’s flagship convention on geopolitics and geo-economics, dedicated to addressing essentially the most difficult points going through the worldwide group. 

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