Former Australian PM Tony Abbott to visit India in August
India TV NewsAustralian Minister for Education and Youth, Dan Tehan on Saturday announced that former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will visit India in early August to progress the Indo-Australian economic and trade relationship under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Earlier, India and Australia had elevated their bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and signed seven agreements including on defence and mining during a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Aussie counterpart Scott Morrison. The two countries also announced a shared vision for maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific to harness opportunities and meet challenges together as Comprehensive Strategic Partners. India and Australia also signed framework Arrangements on Cyber and Cyber-Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and an MOU on cooperation in the field of mining and processing of Critical and Strategic Minerals.