Australia gears up for Modi’s November visit
18 Oct 2014 4:32 AM IST
As Australia prepares to welcome Narendra Modi, the first Indian PM to visit the country in nearly three decades, the two sides are expected to ink deals on several key areas like trade, investment and consolidate their strategic partnership, an expert said on Thursday.
Modi is scheduled to visit Australia for the two-day G-20 summit in Brisbane starting 15 November. He will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Australia since late Rajiv Gandhi, who visited the country in 1986.
Modi will also be the first Indian PM to address the federal Parliament in Australia.
Modi’s visit is a significant one considering that for the first time in nearly three decades an Indian prime minister will be visiting Australia, said Amitabh Mattoo, inaugural director of Melbourne-based think tank Australia India Institute.
Modi is scheduled to visit Australia for the two-day G-20 summit in Brisbane starting 15 November. He will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Australia since late Rajiv Gandhi, who visited the country in 1986.
Modi will also be the first Indian PM to address the federal Parliament in Australia.
Modi’s visit is a significant one considering that for the first time in nearly three decades an Indian prime minister will be visiting Australia, said Amitabh Mattoo, inaugural director of Melbourne-based think tank Australia India Institute.
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