Australia and India will look to deepen diplomatic ties as both countries move to establish a network of stability and security in the Indo-Pacific.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar spoke at a joint press conference on Oct. 11.
“We’ve got a shared interest, and we share an ambition, and that is our region being stable, prosperous and respectful of sovereignty, where countries are not required to choose sides but make their own sovereign choices,” Wong said.
“We don’t want to see any one country dominating or any country being dominated. We both recognise our region is being reshaped economically and strategically, and I think our partnership is a demonstration that we understand that this period of change is best navigated together.”…