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A specialist on trade and investment within the India-Australia corridor traces the re-energising of this bilateral relationship as part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concerted efforts.

The Australia-India relationship has mostly revolved around the three Cs - cricket, curry and Commonwealth. So, when in November 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia, a gap of 28 years since an official visit to Australia by an Indian PM, it was a moment to redefine Australia-India relations and rewrite this relationship, which has been largely a case of “a roller coaster ride”. PM Modi in his speech to the Joint Sitting of Parliament in Canberra, where I had the privilege of sitting on the Parliament floor with the parliamentarians, stated that Australia was no longer at “the periphery of India's vision but at the centre of its thoughts”. Hence, re-energising the bilateral relationship at all levels, simultaneously acknowledging the challenges that both nations face.

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