Today, there are few countries in the region with which Australia has as much in common, by way of values and interests, as India. Apart from being two English-speaking, multicultural, federal democracies that believe in and respect the rule of law, both have a strategic interest in ensuring a balance in the Indo-Pacific and in ensuring that the region is not dominated by any one hegemonic power.
It is, however, the economic opportunities that the Modi government promises to bring that could provide the cement to bind Australia and India closer together. Two sectors stand out: mining and higher education, including vocation educational and skills development. Both are at the centre of ModiÂ’s policy radar.
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