Australia has recognized India as a top-tier security partner in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR), according to its National Defense Strategy for 2024.
India in National Defense Strategy (NDS) 2024:
- Australia’s National Defense Strategy for 2024 has identified India as a top-tier security partner in the Indo-Pacific Region.
- The strategy emphasizes continuing to explore opportunities with India for bilateral and multilateral cooperation, including defence industry cooperation and information sharing.
About India-Australia Security Partnership in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR):
- Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad): India and Australia, along with Japan and the US, actively cooperate under the Quad framework to address challenges in the IPR.
- Bilateral cooperation: The ties between India and Australia were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2020.
- A Joint Declaration on a shared vision for Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific was established in 2020 to promote regional peace, security, stability, and prosperity.
- Defense cooperation is strengthened through the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement and Defense Science and Technology Implementation Arrangement.
- AUSTRAHIND is a joint military exercise that demonstrates active defense collaboration.
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