India-Australia relations now in ‘T20 mode’: PM Modi

India-Australia relations now in ‘T20 mode’: PM Modi


The talks focused on further expanding the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. He also invited Albanese and Australian cricket fans to India for the Cricket World Cup event to be held in India later this year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday used the analogy of cricket to describe the fast-growing ties between India and Australia, saying they have now entered ‘T20 mode’. Modi made the remarks after wide-ranging talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese. The talks focused on further expanding the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. He also invited Albanese and Australian cricket fans to India for the Cricket World Cup event to be held in India later this year.

Modi said, “I have come to Australia within two months of my friend Prime Minister Albanese’s visit to India. This is our sixth meeting in the last one year. This reflects the depth of our comprehensive relationship, the convergence of our views and the maturity of our cooperation. Albanese had traveled to India in March to participate in the India-Australia Annual Summit.

“I am inviting Prime Minister Albanese and all Australian cricket fans to visit India for the Cricket World Cup this year,” Modi said. At that time, along with cricket, you will also see a grand celebration of Diwali. He also highlighted the importance of India-Australia relations for the region. In his media address, Modi said, “The India-Australia relationship is not limited to our two countries only. These are also linked to regional stability, peace and global well-being.” The Prime Minister said, a few days ago, with Prime Minister Albanese at the Quad Summit in Hiroshima, we also discussed the Indo-Pacific.

India-Australia cooperation can also be beneficial for the progress of the Global South. He said that the Indian tradition of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which sees the whole world as one family, is the central theme of India’s G20 chairmanship. The Prime Minister described his meeting with Albanese as constructive. Relations between the two countries have improved rapidly in the last few years. Albanese also talked about the ever-deepening ties between the two countries. He said, “I have met Modi six times in the first year of my tenure as the Prime Minister. This shows the importance we attach to deepening the relationship between the two countries.

“Australia is a better place because of the contribution of the Indian-Australian community and we want to see deeper ties between our countries,” Albanese said. Prime Minister Modi will be in Sydney on Monday on the third and final leg of his three-nation tour. had arrived. He traveled to Japan and Papua New Guinea before arriving in Australia. Modi left for New Delhi today after concluding his visit.

Disclaimer:IndiaTheNews has not edited this news. This news has been published from PTI-language feed.





Source link