New Delhi: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull begins an official visit to India starting on Monday, aimed at shoring up ties with Asia’s third largest economy that Australian officials say is a foreign policy priority for their country. Turnbull who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday is on his first visit to India after taking over from Tony Abbott in September 2015. We are taking forward an active and ambitious agenda,” Australian high commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu, was quoted as saying. “Coinciding with the Prime Minister’s visit, Australia’s minister for education and training, senator Simon Birmingham, is bringing one of the largest Australian delegations of skills providers and higher education representatives to visit India. Together with Birmingham, the Prime Minister will address a dinner convened to celebrate Australia’s knowledge partnership with India,” the statement from the Australian high commission said.

Source: Mint April 09, 2017 21:45 UTC