Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Australia will not be at the periphery of India's vision but at the centre of its thought, as he called for closer bilateral security cooperation and a comprehensive global strategy to tackle the menace of terrorism. Modi, while addressing the Australian Parliament, the first Indian Prime Minister to do so, said, "It has taken a Prime Minister of India 28 years to come to Australia. It should never have been so. And, this will change. Australia will not be at the periphery of our vision, but at the centre of our thought."
1:06 IST Wednesday, 19 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Fiji
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Fiji on Tuesday night for a day-long visit, the first by an Indian premier to the country in 33 years, during which he will hold bilateral talks with his counterpart Frank Bainimarama.
Modi arrived here from Melbourne on board on a special Indian Air Force plane on the last leg of his three-nation ten-day tour after a hectic four-city Australia visit. Earlier last week he had visited Myanmar to attend the East Asia and the ASEAN summits. During his visit here, Modi will hold bilateral talks with Bainimarama, address the Parliament and also meet leaders and representatives of 12 Pacific Island nations.
Referring to his visit to Fiji, before leaving India, Modi had said it will be his privilege to visit this country soon after the return of democracy in September this year. "We also owe them a debt of gratitude for hosting our scientists on the island in support of our Mars Mission. I am excited about visiting Fiji as also with the opportunity I will have of meeting leaders and representatives of 12 Pacific Island nations," he had said. The last Indian Prime Minister to visit the Pacific island nation was Indira Gandhi in 1981. Read More
18:00 IST Tuesday, 18 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi hails 'beauty of democracy' at Tony Abbott's private dinner
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the beauty of democracy which had enabled him to meet both the ruling and opposition leaders at a private dinner hosted in Melbourne by his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott.
"It's the beauty of democracy. The leaders of ruling and opposition parties are here- PM Modi at the dinner hosted by PM Abbot at the MCG," tweeted the Prime Minister's Office. He also recalled Abbott's visit to India in September as the first international guest after the NDA Government came to power in May.
"PM Abbott came to India in September. He was the first guest after we formed the government. People asked me isn't it too soon to visit Australia after @TonyAbbottMHR just visited. I said I can't say no to my friend Tony," the PMO's twitter account quoted him, as saying. Prime Minister Modi, who raised a toast at the gala dinner held at the historic 161-year-old Melbourne Cricket Ground, also praised the way Australia had hosted the G-20 Summit. Read More
15:56 IST Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Narendra Modi is like a 'brother', says Australian PM Tony Abbott
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said this at a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi after a summit talks while stressing how the two countries were expanding their cooperation in various areas. The personal warmth Abbott shared with Modi was reflected yet again at a reception at the iconic 161-year-old Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) where he said Modi is like a "brother." "Narendra and I," said Abbott on couple of occasions while referring to the determination of the two leaders to work together to help strengthening of relations. Read more
15:42 IST Tuesday, 18 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi pitches economic growth, reforms to business leaders in Australia
Asserting that his government was committed to building infrastructure across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told business leaders in Melbourne that reforms were being undertaken to enhance the ease of doing business in India. "We are focused on infrastructure, including national roads, rural infrastructure, irrigation works, modernisation and high speed rail. My government is actively working to revive the economy. New world class ports will be developed across India's coasts, inland waterways will be developed," said Prime Minister Modi. The Prime Minister said that speedy recovery of the global economy was extremely important. Read more
13:22 IST Tuesday, 18 November 2014
India, Australia agree on closer cooperation on security and trade
Seeking to enhance defence ties, India and Australia today established a framework for security cooperation, as they decided to conclude a long pending Free Trade pact by the end of next year and an "early closure" of the civilian nuclear deal that will facilitate uranium trade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott held talks and decided to establish a Framework for Security Cooperation to reflect their deepening and expanding security and defence collaboration for advancing regional peace and combating terrorism among other challenges. After the summit talks at the Prime Minister's office, just two months after Abbott's maiden visit to India, the two countries signed five pacts on social security, transfer of sentenced prisoners, combating narcotics trade, tourism, and Arts and Culture. Read more
11:10 IST Tuesday, 18 November 2014
India and Australia agree to collaborate on rejuvenating Ganga
India and Australia on Tuesday announced plans to collaborate on rejuvenating the River Ganga during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
In a joint statement issued during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Australia, both sides welcomed the two-way exchanges and cooperation in river basin planning under the water partnership, and a new program of joint research on agricultural water management. Both sides also welcomed co-operation between Australian and Indian universities, and in particular, the joint PhD programmes to encourage research. Read more
11:00 IST Tuesday, 18 November 2014
PM Tony Abbott and Narendra Modi turns photographers!
9:28 IST Tuesday, 18 November 2014
India, Australia establish framework for security cooperation
India and Australia on Tuesday established a framework for bilateral security cooperation as they stepped up their defence collaboration for advancing regional peace and combating terrorism among other challenges. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott held talks and agreed to establish a Framework for Security Cooperation to reflect the deepening and expanding security and defence engagement between the two countries. They established the framework to intensify cooperation and consultation between Australia and India in areas of mutual interest. Read more
9:09 IST Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for global strategy to tackle terrorism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said a comprehensive global strategy and a resolve to isolate "those who harbour terrorists" was needed to fight terrorism that is changing in character and expanding its reach. "Terrorism has become a major threat for us all. In India, we have seen its face closely for three decades. And, we see it with the clarity that comes with it," Modi said while addressing the Australian Parliament. Modi, who became the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Australian Parliament, also called for deepening bilateral security cooperation with Australia to tackle the global menace of terrorism. Read more
8:50 IST Tuesday, 18 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi and Abbott target free trade pact, economic boost
Australia and India will push for a free trade pact, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday during a rare state visit to Canberra by an Indian leader. Australia on Monday finalised a landmark free trade deal with China more than ten years in the making, significantly expanding ties between the world's second-largest economy and one of Washington's closest allies in Asia. Trade between Australia and India stands at around $15 billion a year, or just a tenth of that between Australia and China. Read more
Australia will not be at periphery of India's vision: Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Australia will not be at the periphery of India's vision but at the centre of its thought, as he called for closer bilateral security cooperation and a comprehensive global strategy to tackle the menace of terrorism.odi addressed the Parliament after holding bilateral talks with Prime Minister Tony Abbott following which the two countries signed five pacts on social security, transfer of sentenced prisoners, combating narcotics trade, tourism, and Arts and Culture. Read more
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13:39 IST Monday, 17 November 2014
Highlights from PM Narendra Modi's speech at Allphones Arena in Sydney
- l dedicate this welcome, respect, enthusiasm to 125 crore Indians.
- It is my good fortune that I am the first PM of India to be born post 1947. We couldn't die for the nation, but we can live for the nation, that is something that everyone has the opportunity to do
- Leave at night and you'll reach Australia in the morning. But it took 28 years for the PM of India to come here. But I assure you that you will not have to wait for 28 years.
- Sydney is a beautiful city. Australia is a beautiful Country. We are also bound by the bond of cricket.
- Mother India has 250 crore arms and 200 crore arms are below 35 years of age. Indian youths hold the capacity to fulfill dreams. I cannot see one reason why our nation will not develop. We will move forward.
- In 1964 Olympic games in Tokyo an Indian person represented Australia, that is not a small thing.
- I spoke to Reserve Bank of India, regarding 'Jan Dhan Yogna', who said it will take 3 years, finance ministry said it will take 2 years, PMO officers said it will take one year, but I said I want this done in 150 days.
- In last 10 weeks, we have already opened 71 million bank accounts. And it was done by the same people, same departments. Did the work happen or not?.People responded to Jan Dhan Yogna, deposited money to be part of the movement. If we take up the challenge then the bad image of India can also be cleaned up.
- I have always admired the concept of dignity of labour in Australia. This is something we need to learn from Australia.
- We opted for 100% FDI in railways in India. Have such a huge market and window for improvement. We are blessed, world's requirement for workforce can be met by Indians. But skill development is important.
- Skill development should be a constant concern and youth needs to be developed, even if take 5 years or 10 years
- Earlier government were happy to make laws, but I am happier to remove laws. Let's open the windows let fresh air come in.
- There is a debate going on about OCI and PIO, about special treatments. I have decided to merge both . But since promises were made earlier also, PIOs/NRIs didn't believe in me, but we worked it out.
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held on the same day that Mahatma Gandhi returned to India. The cultural centre here will be functional by February and this will happen, Modi tells audience.
13:19 IST Monday, 17 November 2014
13:08 IST Monday, 17 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi's engagements in Australia part of multi-layered diplomacy, says Ministry of External Affairs
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-awaited speech at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday termed the former's exhaustive engagements in Australia a part of multi-layered diplomacy. "Following the G-20, we immediately switched on to another mode. What is being practiced is called multi-layered diplomacy. One layer is in terms of international engagements at a multi-lateral level. Another layer is engagements of public diplomacy where the Prime Minister yesterday and today is engaged with different sections of the public to spread a common message about his vision of India, about India where he would like others to come and invest," MEA official spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said. Read more
PM Narendra Modi at Allphones arena
10:30 IST Monday, 17 November 2014
Australia's Queensland to announce major investment in rail infrastructure
Australia's Queensland state will announce a major investment in rail infrastructure in the Galilee basin to ensure that one of the mega-mines proposed by India's Adani group and GVK get a clearance next year. Queensland Premier Campbell Newman, who held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here last night, said he was prepared to invest in capital works to ensure that the projects get off the ground. The offer came even as the G20 leaders affirmed their commitment to boosting energy efficiency and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies that encouraged wasteful consumption. Modi during his intervention at the G20 summit had pushed for energy efficiency. Read more
9:10 IST Monday, 17 November 2014
Australian artists perform traditional aboriginal dance to welcome PM Narendra Modi
The Australian artists performed the traditional aboriginal dance to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sydney on Monday on the second leg of his four-city tour of the country. Prime Minister Modi, who arrived in Sydney after three days in Brisbane where he attended the annual G-20 Summit, was also gifted a boomerang by the Australian artists. The Prime Minister, who will attend a community reception at the Alphonse Arena later in the day, was received at the airport on his arrival by President of Legislative Council of New South Wales Ton Harwil. Read more
What do NRI think of Modi magic in Australia?
8:05 IST Monday, 17 November 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sydney
8:00 IST Monday, 17 November 2014
India's policies transparent and predictable: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India has made its policies transparent and predictable and clearly defined the procedures for businesses. "We have made our policies transparent and predictable. We have made our procedures clearly defined and smooth," Modi said during a breakfast meeting with Australian business leaders this morning before leaving for Sydney. Modi said that his government is focused on eliminating unnecessary laws and regulations, making processes easier and shorter, ensuring that othe government is more transparent. Read more
7:54 IST Monday, 17 November 2014
'Good governance is starting point of change', says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that good governance is the starting point of change and added that reforms launched by his government is aimed at boosting economic growth and improve quality of life. Prime Minister Modi made this statement this morning, infront of captains of industry who met him at a breakfast hosted by Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman. Prime Minister Modi was also seen interacting with businessmen informally during the breakfast session. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) tweeted sharing about Prime Minister Modi's message at the breakfast meet with the business leaders here. Read more
8:09 IST Monday, 17 November 2014
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Ties between countries can prosper if states, cities engage: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Highlighting that India and Australia share a "special bond", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that relations between countries can prosper fully if states and cities are involved in international engagements. Starting his bilateral visit to Australia today from Brisbane, Modi said that in the India-Australia partnership, Queensland had been at forefront for its contribution in powering India with its resources and research. Read more
13:40 IST Sunday, 16 November 2014
World leaders laud PM Narendra Modi for raising black money issue at G-20 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's step to raise the issue of black money has been taken on board the G-20 Summit Communique. "India scores at G-20. PM @narendramodi strong intervention gets backing for inclusion of transparency in tax matters in final communiqué. India's concerns on Black Money and Tax Avoidance have found an echo and have been taken on board the final G-20 communiqué," tweeted Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbarrudin. "Communiqué talks on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan and transparency in taxpayer specific rulings constituting harmful tax practices. G-20 Summit Communiqué welcomes India-US understanding related to WTO on Trade facilitation with provisions on food security," he added. Read more
13:15 IST Sunday, 16 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Brisbane
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on Brisbane's Roma Street Parkland on Sunday. Prime Minister Modi, who is in Brisbane to attend the ninth G-20 Summit, said he was grateful to Brisbane's Lord Mayor Graham Quirk for extending full cooperation and respecting the feelings of the Indian Diaspora. “On the 2nd of October was born not a human being, but an entire generation. There is a discussion going on in India that I seem to be mentioning Mahatma Gandhi a lot after coming to power. I have always believed in the philosophy and ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi even before I became the chief minister of Gujarat,” Modi told people who had gathered in large numbers to witness the event. Read more
13:23 IST Sunday, 16 November 2014
G20 leaders vow to boost global GDP by over US $2 trillion
Leaders of the world's 20 developed and emerging economies today vowed to boost global GDP by over US $2 trillion over next five years by investing in infrastructure and increasing trade, aimed at boosting the global recovery amid geopolitical tensions. In a three-page statement issued at the end of G20 Summit here, the world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama, said, "raising global growth to deliver better living standards and quality jobs for people across the world is our highest priority." The statement said that the global economy is being held back by a shortfall in demand, while addressing supply constraints is key to lifting potential growth. Read more
10:20 IST Sunday, 16 November 2014
G-20 Summit: PM Narendra Modi moots global research and development centre for clean energy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked G-20 member nations to consider setting up a global virtual centre for clean energy research and development here. "PM @narendramodi proposes to G-20 the setting up a global virtual centre for clean energy research & development," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson, Syed Akbaruddin tweeted, sharing Prime Minister Modi's views, on Sunday. Earlier during his speech at the G-20 plenary session, Prime Minister Modi once again raised the issue of the scourge of black money and sought greater global co-ordination to deal with this menace. Read more
9:16 IST Sunday, 16 November 2014
'Our relations are deepening, waiting for your visit': Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel tells PM Narendra Modi
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the people of Germany and her government were looking forward to his visit, and added that bilateral ties between New Delhi and Berlin are deepening. Both leaders met this morning on the sidelines of the ongoing G-20 Summit.
"Our relations are deepening. Waiting for your visit - German Chancellor Angela Merkel to PM @narendramodi," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin's Twitter handle revealed. Read more
8:33 IST Sunday, 16 November 2014
G-20 Summit: PM Narendra Modi raises issue of black money
Raising the issue of black money during the G-20 Summit meeting here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stated that India supports all initiatives which facilitates automatic exchange of information among nations that ultimately helps in tracing unaccounted money and its eventual repatriation.
In series of tweets, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson, Syed Akbaruddin's twitter handle revealed Prime Minister Modi's intervention on issues of tax evasion at the G-20 Summit.
"We support new global standard on automatic exchange of information. It would be instrumental in getting information at unaccounted money hoarded abroad and enable its eventual repatriation. I support all initiatives to facilitate exchange of information and mutual assistance in tax policy and administration," Akbaruddin tweeted. Read more
8:15 IST Sunday, 16 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi meets Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
5:45 IST Sunday, 16 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi meets Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel
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17:55 IST Friday, 14 November 2014
'Happy to meet you once again',Shinzo Abe tells PM Narendra Modi
Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe, who hosted a dinner for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Brisbane on the margins of the G-20 Summit, told the latter that he was happy to meet him once again. "Happy to meet you once again: PM @narendramodi to Prime Minister Abe during their dinner meeting," MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted. Read more
16:34 IST Friday, 14 November 2014
European Union offers support to PM Narendra Modi's idea of Yoga Day
The European Union (EU) has offered to extend its support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of a Yoga Day at the United Nations. This message was conveyed by EU President Herman Van Rompuy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday during their meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Brisbane. EU supports your initiative for a Yoga Day @UN - EU Prez Herman Von Rompuy to PM @narendramodi," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted. "The EU is keen to re-engage with India in all areas, especially trade - EU Prez @hermanvonrompuy to PM @narendramodi," he added in his tweet. Read more
13:10 IST Friday, 14 November 2014
'Research is key to development': PM Narendra Modi tells Queensland University students
"Research is key to development. There is an ongoing relationship between the development journey of human kind and research. Increasing dominance of science and technology in the field of agriculture will surely prove to be beneficial to farmers and to the field of agriculture as a whole. It is an important endeavour for the welfare of mankind. Best wishes for your efforts," he wrote in his message. Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a selfie he clicked with young students at the QUT.
12:54 IST Friday, 14 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi to highlight black money issue at G20
As India attempts to unearth black money stashed abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will push for stepping up global cooperation against the key issue of cross border tax avoidance and evasion at the G20 summit starting on Wednesday. Modi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Australia in 28 years since Rajiv Gandhi in 1986, arrived here on a five-day trip to Australia on the second leg of his 10-day three-nation tour. He will also undertake a bilateral visit to the Australian capital Canberra for talks with Premier Tony Abbott on Tuesday. Read more
11:00 IST Friday, 14 November 2014
08:30 IST Friday, 14 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi recalls Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's contribution in freedom struggle
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to the county's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 125th birth anniversary and recalled Nehru's contribution in India's struggle for freedom. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Today we mark the 125th birth anniversary of our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. My tributes to him." Read more
08:30 IST Friday, 14 November 2014
Narendra Modi tweets: Reached Brisbane. It is bright and sunny outside.
08:00 IST Friday, 14 November 2014
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Australia to attend G-20 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in Australia on the second leg of his three-nation tour during which he will attend the annual G20 summit and hold bilateral talks with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott. The Prime Minister is on a 10-day visit of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji to attend key multilateral summits and undertake bilateral meetings. Before his departure from India, Modi had said the importance of global cooperation against black money will be a "key issue" he will highlight at the G20 summit. "A key issue for me would be to highlight the importance of international cooperation against black money," Modi had said in a pre-departure statement. Read more
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