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4 Indian intelligence officers made to leave Australia in 2020, New Delhi coerced Sikh diaspora — ABC TV

Report says the 'long arm of the Indian state' is a threat to Australia's national security, claims New Delhi involved in infiltrating local politics.

Quad summit in India this year, grouping not aimed at any single country, says MEA official

Diplomatic representatives from all 4 Quad members — India, Japan, US & Australia — came together for a launch of a report by the Observer Research Foundation and East-West Center.

Australia confirms its first human case of bird flu, says child was infected in India

Australia has not released any further information related to the case, but the Union home ministry is in touch with its government.

Two arrested for stabbing Indian student to death in Melbourne

In Melbourne's south-east suburb of Ormond, Navjeet Singh Sandhu was killed while attempting to mediate in a fight on Saturday morning, succumbing to fatal stab wounds.

India and Australia hold first Joint Committee Meeting to deepen economic ties

This is a first-of-its-kind initiative for FTAs. The meeting was attended by the Commerce Secretary of India, Sunil Barthwal, and the Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, George Mina.

Indian spies ‘kicked out’ of Australia for trying to steal defence secrets — ABC News report

Australian govt’s threat assessment report in 2021 said the spies nurtured targeted relationships with current & former politicians, a foreign embassy and a state police service.

China to lift duties on Australian wine exports, ending 2-year block

Australia’s wine exports to China were worth $1.1 billion in 2019.

Former Indian envoy to Australia ordered to pay AU$ 1,00,000 penalty for underpaying domestic staff

The fine comes on top of a previous order in November 2023 that required Navdeep Suri to pay his staff member AU$ 1,36,276.62 plus interest.

Google doodle celebrates ‘Flat White’, a coffee drink that originated in Australia & New Zealand

The beverage, known as Flat White, is a steamy espresso beverage that is topped with steamed milk and a thin layer of microfoam.

Kem cho mate! Australia’s Deakin comes to Gujarat as 1st foreign university to open campus in India

Envoy Philip Green inaugurates GIFT City campus. Indian students will be able to pursue Master of Business Analytics & Master of Cybersecurity (Professional) courses here starting July.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.