Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is due to welcome his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to Admiralty House ahead of official talks after the pair enjoyed a rockstar welcome at a stadium event at Sydney Olympic Park.
Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will meet with Modi at Kirribilli ahead of bilateral talks on May 24.
The prime ministers are expected to discuss trade, defence and renewable energy as both nations seek to strengthen relations.
Business leaders and delegates will also meet with Modi during his first visit to Australia in 10 years and the two prime ministers’ sixth meeting in 12 months.
But the Australian government is being pushed to take a more hardline approach towards India’s reluctance to openly criticise Russia for invading Ukraine and human rights abuses….