Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the nearly one million-strong Indian community in Australia as a "living bridge" between the two countries, praising its role in strengthening bilateral ties while calling on members of the diaspora to contribute their ideas, expertise and innovation towards India's goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, predicting Cabinet expansion plans or major political decisions is almost impossible, largely because he keeps strategic intentions closely guarded, revealing them only when the time is right.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday made a strong pitch for expanding India-Australia economic ties, urging businesses from both countries to forge deeper partnerships in emerging sectors while highlighting the vast opportunities created by India's rapid economic transformation.
Speaking at a joint press statement after the Third India-Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne, the two leaders projected India and Australia as trusted strategic partners united by democratic values, shared interests in the Indo-Pacific and expanding economic complementarities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm and enthusiastic welcome from the Indian community upon his arrival in Melbourne on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Australian leg of his three-nation Indo-Pacific tour.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that balanced and proactive diplomacy, coupled with effective strategy and resource management, enabled India to tackle the crisis arising from the West Asia war and mitigate its adverse impact on the country's people and economy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his greetings to devotees undertaking the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra in Kashmir, describing the pilgrimage as a timeless symbol of India's spiritual heritage, national unity and selfless service, while urging pilgrims to uphold cleanliness, safety, environmental protection and support for local livelihoods during the pilgrimage.
The Congress on Friday sharpened its attack on the Narendra Modi government over the alleged misappropriation of temple offerings, with party general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh accusing the Prime Minister of maintaining a "deafening silence" on what he described as a matter of grave public concern.
Modi and Takaichi called for concerted action against Pakistan-based terror outfits Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and their proxies.
India and Japan on Thursday unveiled an ambitious 16-point strategic roadmap aimed at significantly expanding cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, economic security, clean energy, mobility, pharmaceuticals and research, following high-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the latter's official visit to India.
