NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand subsequent week, as New Delhi seeks to strengthen strategic ties within the area.
The Jul 8 to Jul 11 tour comes after Modi’s visits to Mauritius March final yr and Seychelles final month, reflecting what India’s exterior affairs ministry described as a shift in diplomatic focus to the jap maritime area below its “Act East” coverage.
“The main target has shifted to the jap maritime zones of the Indian Ocean and our Act East engagement,” senior Indian overseas ministry official Rudrendra Tandon, informed reporters at a information briefing on Friday (Jul 3).
Modi will go to Indonesia on Jul 8 and 9, the place he’s scheduled to carry talks in Jakarta earlier than travelling to the historic metropolis of Yogyakarta and the UNESCO-listed Prambanan Temple complicated, the place India and Indonesia are planning to collaborate on conservation work.
Modi will assessment cooperation throughout a spread of sectors throughout his go to to Indonesia, together with maritime safety, defence, commerce and cultural ties, Tandon stated.
It is hoped this can construct on talks held throughout Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s go to to India throughout Republic Day celebrations final yr, Tandon added.
Modi will then journey to Melbourne on Jul 10 for the third India-Australia Annual Summit, an institutional dialogue established below the 2 nations’ Complete Strategic Partnership launched in 2020.
