In this episode of the Perspective Prog. based on ‘India-Australia relationship’. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison held a virtual summit – the second one since June 2020 when the relationship between both countries was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Both leaders welcomed the substantial progress in deepening political, economic, security, cyber, technology and defence cooperation and laid the roadmap on new initiatives to enhance cooperation in a diverse range of sectors. The Australian side announced investments of about Rs 1,500 crore to further boost economic relationship. The two strategic partners also decided to set up a young defence officer exchange programme to boost military cooperation, to be named after India’s first Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, who passed away in a tragic helicopter crash last year. And most importantly, the two leaders also agreed that to unlock the untapped potential in bilateral trade and investment, there is need to conclude the proposed Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) at the earliest. What is delaying the agreement? What are the areas in which India and Australia have firmed up initiatives to enhance cooperation? How have India-Australia relations evolved over the years?
Guests:
1. Vishnu Prakash, Former Ambassador
2. Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Director, Australia India Institute
3. Dr. Sreeram Chaulia, Foreign Affairs Expert
Anchor: Teena Jha
Producer: Amit Srivastava, Sagheer Ahmad
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