The prime minister and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi signed new agreements for co-operating on combating terrorism and transnational crime, and civil aviation security at their formal meeting in New Delhi on Monday.
India and Australia signed agreements Monday on cooperating to combat global terrorism and transnational organized crime, as well as working together in areas such as the environment, climate, wildlife and civil aviation security.
"Prime Minister Modi is leading his country to new heights and we're very pleased to be here to support that and to collaborate and to co-operate to the greater benefit to both Australia and India", Turnbull said.
The two countries agreed that the bilateral maritime exercise, first held in the Bay of Bengal in 2015 (AUSINDEX), will be repeated off Western Australia in the first half of 2018.
His predecessor Tony Abbott had visited India in September 2014 and this was followed by Prime Minister Modi's visit to Australia in November that year.
In a bid to increase cooperation in he field of sports, India and Australia today launched Sports partnership in the presence of cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar.
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The two leaders also agreed to deepen cooperation in defence and security as well as in education.
India has an ambitious nuclear power program but few indigenous uranium resources, and could provide a significant market for Australian uranium.
The two countries iterated the importance of stability and security of Indo-Pacific region through which important Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs) pass.
Bilateral trade with India has doubled over the past decade to around $20 billion, Turnbull also said, but that was a fraction of what it could and should be.
"Both India and Australia recognise the central value of education and innovation in the prosperity of our societies", he said. "Modi, Modi" chants echoed as PM Modi and Turnbull greeted people after arriving at Mandi House metro station.
The visiting leader will be accorded with a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. Following the official talks, both dignitaries inaugurated by video conference TERI-Deakin Nano Biotechnology Center in the northern state of Haryana.
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