Examining the potential of India–Australia partnerships in mining

The economic engagement between India and Australia has been expanding in recent years, as high-level interactions between their leaders are increasing. In particular, the two-way prime ministerial visits in 2014 helped the India–Australia bilateral relationship gather more momentum, revitalising ties between two countries that have long been thought of as being mutually indifferent. After all, even as Australia is one of India’s extended neighbours, the two have historically not shared strong trading ties. China, Japan and South Korea are top trading partners of Australia, yet Perth is closer to Chennai than Sydney is to Seoul, Shanghai or Tokyo. For a long time, underperformance and sluggish growth have dominated the economic discourse between the two countries, even as they have successfully collaborated in areas of arts, culture and sports.

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