Tag: Australia

India, France, Australia hold trilateral dialogue to enhance cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region

September 10, 2020

• On 9th September, the Foreign Secretaries of Australia, India, and France co-chaired a first trilateral dialogue with an aim to synergizing their respective strengths to ensure a secure, peaceful, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region.

India-Japan-Australia to Launch Resilient Supply Chain Initiative

September 2, 2020

• India, Japan and Australia agreed to launch a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) in the Indo-Pacific region which will help in building a resilient supply chain with focus on free, transparent trade & investment environment in the region.

AIFC, FCA signs MoU for the development of football in India and Australia

August 29, 2020

• The Association of Indian Football Coaches (AIFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Football Coaches Australia (FCA) for the development of football in India and Australia.

Australia to host postponed ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 edition in 2022

August 8, 2020

• Australia to host postponed ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 edition in 2022. India will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 as planned.

Barry Jarman, Former Australian Cricketer passes away at 84

July 25, 2020

• Former Australian test wicket keeper and ex-International Cricket Council match referee Barry Jarman has passed away. He was 84.

Australia and New Zealand are designated hosts for 2023 Women’s football World Cup

June 26, 2020

• Australia and New Zealand were given the liberty to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup football tournament by a satisfactory margin after a vote by the FIFA Council on 25th June.

Indian Musician Shobha Sekhar gets “the Medal of the Order of Australia”

June 12, 2020

• Indian Musician Shobha Sekhar, the founder of Kalakruthi a music organization in Australia gets the Medal of the Order of Australia(OAM) in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 for her contribution to Indian music and dance.

Modi-Morrison online summit: India, Australia sign landmark defense pact

June 4, 2020

• India and Australia on 4th June upgraded their bonds to a comprehensive strategic partnership and inked seven agreements including a landmark deal for reciprocal access to military bases for logistics support through an online summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

Australian tennis legend Ashley Cooper passes away

May 24, 2020

• Australian tennis legend Ashley Cooper passed away. His career concluded in 1959 after suffering from a back injury. He was the administrator of the game for a long period.

Australia cancels the “Pitch Black 2020” air-combat exercise.

April 29, 2020

• Australia has cancelled the multilateral air combat training exercise between India and Australia” Pitch Black 2020” due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has already affected more than 190 countries all over the world. This was informed by Air Marshal Meg Hupfeld, Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), in a letter to Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, in mid-April.
• Last edition was held in 2018 and next edition is scheduled to be held in 2022.