Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was in India for bilateral talks PM Narendra Modi. Australia’s promise on uranium was announced even as both countries signed six agreements, including one on countering terrorism.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was in New Delhi on a four-day visit during which he held talks with PM Narendra Modi on ways to boost ties in key areas including defence, security, energy and trade.
Mr.Turnbull inspecting the guard of honour during his ceremonial reception in New Delhi.
A joint statement issued after the talks said Mr. Modi and Mr. Turnbull reiterated their support for continued bilateral nuclear cooperation and that they anticipated commercial export of Australian uranium to India could begin soon. Mr.Modi and Mr.Turnbull inagurating a Nano-biotech Centre (Gurgaon, Haryana) at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
Mr.Modi and Mr.Turnbull travelling in a metro train, in New Delhi.
The bilateral discussion also hinted at a growing agreement to oppose China’s territorial claims over the South China Sea region. In this photograph Mr. Modi and Mr.Turnbull sign the visitors' book at the Akshardham Temple in New Delhi.
In a key agreement, Mr. Turnbull said that Australia will start supplying uranium to India “as soon as possible”. Photo shows Mr. Modi and Mr. Turnbull during their visit to the Akshardham Temple.
“We took a number of forward-looking decisions to further strengthen our partnership, including the decision to soon hold the next round of negotiations on our Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA),” Mr. Modi said in a statement. Mr. Turnbull paying tributes at Rajghat in New Delhi.
As part of the emerging Asia-Pacific focus of India-Australia ties, the joint statement by both the countries took a firm position against China’s growing presence in the South China Sea region. Mr. Turnbull with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during a meeting in New Delhi.