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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia on 24 May 2023 at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia. Prime Minister was accorded a Ceremonial Welcome and Guard of Honour on arrival at Admiralty House. Both leaders recalled their productive 1st Annual Leaders’ Summit held in March 2023 in New Delhi and reaffirmed their commitment to further broadening and deepening of the multifaceted India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The discussions focused on cooperation in defense and security, trade and investment, new and…

Modi met business leaders of top Australian companies here and called for enhancing cooperation with the Indian industry in areas such as technology, skilling, and clean energy.  In a meeting with Schroder, he said that India is one of the most preferred major economies for foreign investments in the world and invited Australian Super to partner with India.  The Indian economy is growing at a healthy pace and reached about USD 3.5 trillion and there are plans to take it to USD 32 trillion in the next 25 years.  During…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met the leading Australian industrialist Dr. Andrew Forrest, Executive Chairman and Founder of Fortescue Metals Group and Fortescue Future Industries on 23 May 2023 in Sydney, Australia. Prime Minister welcomed Fortescue Group’s plans to work with Indian companies in the field of Green Hydrogen. Emphasizing India’s ambitious renewable energy plans, Prime Minister highlighted the transformative reforms and initiatives being taken by India, such as the Green Hydrogen Mission. Dr. Forrest briefed Prime Minister on Fortescue Future Industries plans and projects in India.

Prime Shri Narendra Modi met several prominent Australian personalities in separate meetings in Sydney today. These personalities include: Professor Brian P. Schmidt, Noble laureate in Physics and Vice-Chancellor & President of Australian National University, Canberra Mr. Mark Balla, business specialist and accomplished public speaker on humanitarian issues Ms. Danielle Mate Sullivan, aboriginal artist Ms. Sarah Todd, international chef, restaurateur, TV host, speaker and entrepreneur Professor Toby Walsh, chief scientist, Artificial Intelligence Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney Associate Professor Salvatore Babones, sociologist, researcher and author Mr. Guy Theodore Sebastian,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Papua New Guinea on Sunday, as part of the second leg of his three-nation tour.  Addressing a summit between India and 14 Pacific Island countries, he condemned the developed nations, claiming he did not get support from ‘those he trusted’ in times of need.  PM Modi said, “Today we are seeing disruption in the supply chain of fuel, food, fertilizer, and pharma.  James Marape, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea lauded India’s leadership on the global platform, as he thanked him for the…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG) on 22 May 2023 in Port Moresby, on the sidelines of the 3rd Summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC). Prime Minister Modi thanked Prime Minister Marape for the warm welcome and for co-hosting the 3rd FIPIC Summit. Both leaders took stock of their bilateral relations and discussed ways and means to further strengthen their partnership across various sectors, including trade & investment, health, capacity building &…

Thank you very much for your views. We will definitely consider the ideas that have emerged from our discussions. We have some shared priorities and the needs of the Pacific Island countries. Our endeavour on this platform is to move forward while keeping both aspects in mind. To further enhance our cooperation within FIPIC, I would like to make some announcements: 1. To boost healthcare in the Pacific region, we have decided to establish a super-specialty cardiology hospital in Fiji. This hospital will be equipped with trained staff, modern facilities,…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with H.E Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, on 20 May 2023 on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima. This was their second meeting in 2023, following the visit of Prime Minister Kishida to India in March this year. Prime Minister thanked Prime Minister Kishida for planting in Hiroshima the Bodhi sapling that had been gifted by Prime Minister Modi in March 2023. Prime Minister recalled that the Indian Parliament commemorated every year the Hiroshima Day, and noted…

PM Modi in Hiroshima: During his visit to Japan , Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima where the annual summit of the G7 group is taking place. PM Modi arrived in Hiroshima on the first leg of his three-nation trip to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia and is expected to take part in over 40 engagements. Speaking to reporters in Hiroshima, after unveiling the bust of Mahatma Gandhi, PM Modi said that even today the world gets frightened when they listen to the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the newly constructed Parliament building to the Nation on May 28, 2023.  The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber.  In case of a joint sitting of both Houses, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber.  The new parliament building is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, which will help the members to perform their duties in a better way.  The four-story building has been constructed at…