Highlights
- Trade, defence, ties and COVID-19 response likely to dominate today's virtual summit
- The two leaders will be holding the first-ever bilateral virtual summit between India and Australia
- Mr Morrison has met his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, four times in the past year and a half
The summit comes nearly two months after the two prime ministers had a telephonic conversation where they discussed the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, including facilitation and support for citizens stranded in both countries.
India has released a short video ahead of the virtual bilateral summit scheduled to begin at 3.30 pm AEST.
The online talks follow the cancellation of Mr Morrison’s four-day visit to India in January due to the devastating bushfires.
The summit now has greater significance in the wake of the pandemic which is forcing like-minded countries around the globe to seek out reliable strategic partners.
The two sides are expected to deliberate on trade agreements to develop reliable supply chains in critical sectors and other possible areas of mutual cooperation.
Stay tuned for more updates on the summit.
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