- NEW DELHI — Visiting
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles called
on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, reiterating
Australia's support in India's fight against cross border terrorism.
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- Prime Minister Modi congratulated Marles on the historic
victory of the Australian Labor Party in the recent Federal elections and also
extended an invitation to Australian PM Anthony Albanese for the Annual Summit,
to be held in India later this year.
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- "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," PM Modi posted on X after the meeting.
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- According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the two
leaders exchanged ideas to further strengthen the India-Australia Comprehensive
Strategic Partnership, which completed five years on Wednesday.
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- The PMO stated that during their discussions, Deputy Prime
Minister Marles reiterated Australia's support in India's fight against cross
border terrorism.
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- "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," read a
statement issued after the meeting.
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- Earlier in the day, Marles held a bilateral meeting with
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as both ministers strongly condemned the terror
attack in Pahalgam and expressed deepest condolences to the families of the
victims.
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