That formal relationship began for many Australians in 1950, when Robert Menzies became the first Australian leader to visit independent India. Now we must turn our attention to transforming the relationship to one that matches India’s huge needs and its enormous potential with our people, Australia’s best assets, as well as our resources and our shared democratic traditions. Three focus areasDuring the visit we will focus on three areas of our relationship that show great potential: our economic, knowledge and strategic partnerships. A great strength of our education relationship is found in the higher education and research sector. Having met twice already, Mr. Modi and I know that our close economic cooperation is also matched by shared strategic priorities.

Source: The Hindu April 09, 2017 18:33 UTC