INDIA - AUSTRALIA LEADERS' VIRTUAL SUMMIT

June 5, 2020

First ever India-Australia Virtual Summit was held between PM Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

Key Highlights:

  • India and Australia have committed to elevate the bilateral Strategic Partnership concluded in 2009 to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP). It is in line with India's increasing engagement in the Indo-Pacific region through her Indo-Pacific vision.

  • Both countries have committed to a new phase of the Australia - India Strategic Research Fund to promote innovative solutions for responding to and treating COVID-19.

  • They agreed to broaden defence cooperation by enhancing the scope and complexity of their military exercises and engagement activities. They also agreed to boost cooperation in the maritime domain.