According to information published by India’s Ministry of Defence via the Press Information Bureau on October 5, 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Australia on October 9–10 to conclude three agreements that expand cooperation in information sharing, the maritime domain, and joint activities. New Delhi frames the trip as a milestone marking five years of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Indian officials say the agenda includes a business roundtable with the defense industry and a broadened slate of service-to-service engagements that already range from ship visits to complex exercises at sea and on land. Read more...
India and Australia deepen defense cooperation with new agreements on intelligence sharing, submarine rescue, and air refueling, reinforcing interoperability through joint exercises like AustraHind and Malabar as both nations strengthen their Indo-Pacific security partnership (Picture source: Royal Australian Navy).