‘Very worrying’: PM Modi flags temple attacks at India-Australia summit

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NEW DELHI: India and Australia on Friday signalled their intention to boost cooperation in defence, trade and mobility of professionals as Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged concerns about recent attacks on temples to his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese after exchange of agreements and press statement in New Delhi on Friday..

After participating in the first annual India-Australia Summit, Modi and Albanese said the two sides were moving forward with a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA) to upgrade an interim trade deal finalised last year and a migration and mobility pact that will benefit students and professionals...

Addressing a joint media interaction after their talks, Modi described security cooperation as an important pillar of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership and said the two sides discussed maritime security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and ways to enhance bilateral security and defence cooperation...

This will be beneficial for students, workers and professionals, Modi said.. Albanese welcome the new agreement to support the mutual recognition of educational qualifications and said he is keen to further expand the presence of Australian universities in India...

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