New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn have called for enhanced cooperation between India and Australia in the lead-up to two major global sporting events: the 2030 Commonwealth Games, which India is scheduled to host, and the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games. The discussions took place during a high-profile bilateral meeting in Melbourne, where the two leaders comprehensively reviewed the expanding breadth of the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The upcoming sporting calendar emerged as a focal point of the dialogue, with both leaders expressing immense satisfaction over the accelerating growth of people-to-people and athletic ties. Modi and Mostyn underscored the unique potential of sporting diplomacy to further cement the cultural and social bonds linking the two cricket-loving nations. According to an official statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs, the meeting also served as a platform to exchange views on the increasing depth, resilience, and diversity of the overarching bilateral relationship.
The leaders highly welcomed the robust economic momentum between the two countries, expressing strong confidence that deep-rooted cooperation across trade, investment, education, and innovation would unlock new commercial opportunities and deliver tangible prosperity for citizens in both jurisdictions. Prime Minister Modi specifically highlighted the vibrant Indian diaspora and its strong grassroots links as a foundational pillar of the bilateral relationship, while simultaneously appreciating Governor-General Mostyn’s steadfast advocacy for advancing India-Australia ties on the global stage.
The high-level meeting followed a day after Prime Minister Modi held extensive, wide-ranging discussions with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. During that session, New Delhi and Canberra reaffirmed their shared commitment to deepening strategic cooperation across critical sectors including bilateral trade, maritime defence, critical minerals sourcing, clean energy transition, and stability across the Indo-Pacific region. Since elevating their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2020, both nations have systematically scaled up their collaboration in maritime security, technology, and clean energy, reflecting a powerful strategic convergence between the two key Quad partners.
