In the meeting ahead of Quad summit, Australian PM Morrison said he had the opportunity to discuss the recent announcement on the AUKUS agreement with PM Modi.
The meeting between Modi & Morrison came a week after they reviewed the progress in India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including the recent 'two-plus-two' dialogue.
Morrison’s remarks came a day after the ban was challenged in the federal court in Sydney by a 73-year-old Australian, who has been stranded in Bengaluru since March 2020.
The Australian govt, for the first time in history, recently imposed a ban on its citizens from returning home, if they have spent up to 14 days in India before flying back.
Scott Morrison said it is a temporary arrangement and a very difficult decision that it has been put in place to ensure Australia does not get a third wave of Covid.
In his pre-recorded keynote address at the Raisina Dialogue, Morrison said Indo-Pacific is the epicentre of strategic competition & tensions over territorial claims are growing.
Australia PM Scott Morrison's government is reeling from allegations of sexual assault and lewd acts against legislators, their staff and a broader toxic culture within Parliament.
PM Modi tweeted that he and Australia's Scott Morrison discussed issues of common interest and reiterated their commitment to consolidating their comprehensive strategic partnership.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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