Toward Programme
Modi in Melbourne: Wide-ranging Australia-India Cooperation Deepens
Why it matters
India is Australia's largest foreign-born cohort and a major Indo-Pacific power; institutionalizing bilateral defence, economic security, and energy cooperation strengthens Australia's strategic position independent of the US and expands options for decoupling from China. This reduces concentration risk in the AUKUS alliance and addresses demographics and alliance diversity as hedges against great-power volatility.
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