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ARTICLE · 09 DECEMBER 2014

India and Australia: No longer a PERIPHERY relationship

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Reciprocal state visits by the PMs of both countries signals a positive change in the bilateral relationship. What could the change mean for your business?

Last month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded the first Official visit of an Indian PM to Australia in 28 years. Mr Modi was accompanied by a delegation comprising some of India's senior government representatives and business elite. Mr Modi's trip followed an official state visit by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to India in September (Mr Abbott was the first foreign leader officially hosted by the newly elected Indian PM).

TRANSFORMATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP

In the space of two months, the previously stagnant bilateral relationship between India and Australia has been re-invigorated, and there has been a marked shift in the attitude of the countries towards collaboration in a range of areas.

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