India’s global initiatives such as the International Solar Alliance and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure have been backed by Australia, which has also backed India’s membership of an expanded UN Security Council.
In the first-ever ‘bilateral’ virtual meeting between India and Australia on Thursday will be focused on deepening of the defence relations as well as a shared approach to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. Also topping the agenda of the talks includes investments and trade, reviewing the broad framework of the relationship between the two countries as well fight against COVID-19. Sources have confirmed to Financial Express Online that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be holding a ‘bilateral’ Virtual Summit with a foreign leader – the Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia. The visit of the Australian leader earlier this year had to be postponed due to huge fires in that country and visit was scheduled for May. However, due to the global lockdown, the visit again had to be pushed to June 4, which will be happening virtually.” Read More…
