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.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
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.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
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.
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