The Australian government is touting its strong relationship with India, but there is a growing push to raise human rights abuses with the prime minister.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has touched down in Sydney for a state visit and is set to meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Asked whether human rights should be on the agenda, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said India was a large democracy that shared values with Australia.
“We have never had a greater strategic alignment with India than we do right now. Both countries are deeply invested in the collective security of the Indo-Pacific region,” he told reporters in Canberra on May 23….