The ninth edition of India-Australia Defence Policy Talks was held in New Delhi. Both sides welcomed sustained progress in bilateral defence cooperation, including the growing frequency and complexity of defence exercises & exchanges. India and Australia are committed to working together to promote a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. The eighth edition of Defence Policy Talks was held in 2023.
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9th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks held in New Delhi
The ninth edition of India-Australia Defence Policy Talks was held in New Delhi on March 17, 2025. India-Australia Defence Policy Dialogue focused on cooperation in maritime domain awareness, mutual information sharing, collaboration of defence industry and science and technology.
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The meeting reviewed defence outcomes of second Ministerial Foreign and Defence Ministers’ 2+2 in November 2023, inter-sessional 2+2 consultations at Secretary-level in October 2024 and the second Annual Leaders’ Summit in November 2024.
9th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks: Participates By
The Indian delegation at the India-Australia Defence Policy Dialogue was led by Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad, while the Australian side was led by First Assistant Secretary International Policy Division, Department of Defence Australia Bernard Phillip.
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9th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks: Discussions
The discussions of 9th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks focused on cooperation priorities including maritime domain awareness, reciprocal information sharing, industry and science and technology collaboration and exercises and exchanges including deployments from each other’s territories.
The two sides also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
9th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks: Key Highlights
India and Australia are committed to working together to promote a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
The two sides agreed on priorities and preparations for the next 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue to be held in Australia in 2025.
India and Australia also explored the possibilities of defence industry collaboration. They called upon the respective agencies on both sides for acceleration cooperation in the field of defence science and technology collaboration. They also agreed to further deepen cooperation and interoperability across maritime, land and air domains, including working with multilateral partners.
Last edition of India-Australia Defence Policy Talks
The last (8th) edition of India-Australia Defence Policy Talks was held in 2023.
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