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India, Australia to ink 3 pacts during Rajnath's visit to Canberra this week
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....ndia, Australia to ink 3 pacts during Rajnath's visit to Canberra this week<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 5-10-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake a two-day visit to Australia beginning Thursday to explore "new and meaningful" initiatives to further expand bilateral defence and strategic ties. The two sides are set to ink three agreements during Singh's v....
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....isit that will provide for further boosting cooperation in the areas of information sharing, expanding maritime security ties and joint activities. India and Australia are also expected to carry out a detailed review of the current situation in the Indo-Pacific amid growing global concerns over China's increasing military muscle-flexing in the region. Singh's trip to Australia will mark the fi....
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....rst-ever visit of a defence minister to Australia under the Modi government since 2014. "The visit comes at a historic moment when India and Australia commemorate five years of establishment of India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP)," the defence ministry said. Singh is travelling to the country at the invitation of Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Rich....
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....ard Marles. "The visit will provide an important opportunity for both sides to explore new and meaningful initiatives to further strengthen the bilateral relationship and the defence partnership," the ministry said in a statement. A key highlight of Singh's visit will be the bilateral discussions with his Australian counterpart. He will also chair a business roundtable in Sydney, which will ....
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....be attended by industry leaders from both sides. Singh will also call on other national leaders of Australia. The India-Australia defence engagements have expanded in the last few year, including in areas of capacity-building, training, ship visits and bilateral exercises. India and Australia elevated their bilateral relationship from a strategic partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partne....
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....rship (CSP) in 2020. The two nations share a deep bond rooted in common values - pluralistic, Westminster-style democracies, Commonwealth traditions, growing economic engagement and increasing high-level interactions, the ministry said. "Long-standing people-to-people connections, the presence of Indian students in Australian universities as well as robust tourism and sporting ties have furthe....
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....r strengthened the enduring partnership between the two countries," it said. Marles last visited India in June 2025 and held talks with Singh, besides calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PTI MPB RT RT<BR> News - Press release - PIB....