Minister for Innovation and Trade, Louise Asher Coalition announces renewal of funding for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Expressions of interest will also be called for a second government-supported culture-specific film festival Napthine Government supporting closer cultural and economic ties with India A re-elected Napthine Government will fund the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne […]
The Hon Michael Keenan MP, Minister for Justice, has signed a Prisoner Transfer Agreement between Australia and India as well as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Counter Narcotics Trafficking and Developing Police Cooperation. Both the Agreement and the MOU will further bolster the strong law enforcement cooperation relationship between Australia and India, and […]
THE HON. TONY ABBOTT MP, PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, paid an official visit to Australia from 16-18 November 2014, following the G20 Summit, as the guest of Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Prime Minister Modi held wide-ranging talks […]
TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER THE HON. TONY ABBOTT MP JOINT PRESS STATEMENT WITH MR NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA, PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA PRIME MINISTER ABBOTT: It’s a real honour for me to have Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India with me today in our national Parliament. I was […]
Prime Minister Tony Abbott welcomes Prime Minister Mr. Modi G20 on Sunday 16th of November endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong pitch for repatriation of black money at its summit in Brisbane, echoing the government’s line on the need for transparency and disclosure of tax information. Modi with BRICS nations leaders Modi […]
By Karam C Ramrakha Midnight, 14 August, 1947. From 12,000 kilometres away in New Delhi, Pandit Nehru’s voice defies the statics to give us, in faraway Suva, Fiji, a faltering reception of his memorable ”˜Freedom at Midnight’ speech: ”˜Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee Even though there are still few days to go before the Indian Prime Minister’s entourage touches Down Under, the excitement over the visit is undoubtedly turning into a sort of euphoria. It looks like as if the Indian PM Narendra Modi’s juggernaut would continue to roll full steam even in the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi 15 ”“ 16 November : Mr Modi will attend G20 summit with 20 heads of 20 nations. The Group of Twenty (G20) is a group of major advanced and emerging economies. The G20 includes 19 countries and the European Union. The G20 is the premier forum for its members’ […]
It was a story of utmost courage and determinations against all odds. Arunima Sinha from Uttar Pradesh, India became the first female amputee to scale the Mount Everest on May 21sr, 2013. Arunima, a national volleyball player, had lost one leg after she […]
By Neena Badhwar TIDU asked members of the community to put their thinking cap on and ask Prime Minister Mr Tony Abbott one thing that they think he should discuss when he meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After all, all of us who have made Australia home since the 1970s when it opened its […]