India-Australia Relations
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India, Australia to sign joint defence and security cooperation declaration
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a two-day visit to Australia on October 9 and 10, during which he will meet Australian Deputy PM and Minister for Defence Richard Marles in Sydney and observe live air-to-air refuelling activities aboard a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A multi-role tanker.
The Australian Government is backing the Australian space industry’s development of new technology that will be part of an India-led mission to address environmental challenges and climate change.
Almost $2.7 million will be available to develop an Australian-made payload for inclusion in the Indian Space Research Organisation’s G20 Satellite Mission for Environment and Climate Observation.
The project will have an Australian industry lead with several Australian and Indian partners. It will deepen space collaboration between our two nations, create opportunities in a rapidly expanding global market, and contribute to addressing real world environmental challenges.
This investment builds on $18 million injected by the Australian Government into three collaborative space projects between Australia and India in 2024.
Why tens of thousands in Australia are expected to be part of Modi's 'significant' visit
A big crowd is expected to attend a booked-out arena event during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Melbourne.
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Pradeep Taneja, said Modi's visit will be significant and unprecedented.
No other Indian prime minister has been to Australia three times during his term in office,
The security relationship between Australia and India has grown much faster than I think other dimensions of the relationship. Australia now regards India as a top-tier — and I quote here, top-tier is the Australian government's language — a top-tier security partner. he told SBS News.
Not many world leaders can sell out an arena during an international diplomatic visit.
But tens of thousands of members of the Indian diaspora throughout Australia are expected to make their way to Melbourne's Docklands Stadium on Thursday night for a glimpse of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi arrived in Australia on Wednesday for a three-day trip as part of the Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit, where he will meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
India has bought the Rafale this time
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Two Indian Air Force Rafale (RFAL) Aircraft taxi into RAAF Base Darwin for participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2026. Photo: CPL Maddy Butcher
More than 100 aircraft and around 2,500 personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force and 20 other nations will take part in training activities and exercises in the skies over Australia’s north over the next three weeks from July 20 to August 7.
Aircraft from the United States, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Republic of Korea, India, Singapore, Germany, France and Spain as well as embedded personnel from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Fiji, Canada, Brunei, Malaysia, Finland and Sweden will all take part in this year’s exercise.
PM Albanese officially opens Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Darwin
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially opened Australia’s premier international air combat exercise, Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Darwin.
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Two Indian Air Force Rafale (RFAL) Aircraft taxi into RAAF Base Darwin for participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2026. Photo: CPL Maddy Butcher
More than 100 aircraft and around 2,500 personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force and 20 other nations will take part in training activities and exercises in the skies over Australia’s north over the next three weeks from July 20 to August 7.
Aircraft from the United States, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Republic of Korea, India, Singapore, Germany, France and Spain as well as embedded personnel from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Fiji, Canada, Brunei, Malaysia, Finland and Sweden will all take part in this year’s exercise.