Sydney: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in Sydney, Australia, announced that India will open a consulate in Brisbane to fulfill a long-pending demand by the Indian diaspora. The big announcement came while addressing a packed Kudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Tuesday. The much-awaited event was also attended by his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese.
Significantly, India has three consulates – Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Brisbane currently has an Honorary Consulate of India. “A new Indian consulate will soon be opened in Brisbane,” he added.
“It is an absolute pleasure to join the Indian diaspora in a community event,” Modi said at the event attended by over 21,000 people from across Australia.
Mutual respect and mutual trust is the key: Modi
He praised the Indian diaspora for taking forward bilateral relations. “The strongest and biggest foundation of this relationship is actually mutual trust and mutual respect and the real reason behind this is the diaspora,” he said amid thunderous applause and slogans of Modi-Modi.
Prime Minister Modi said that there was a time when 3Cs were used to define the relationship between India and Australia. These three were – Commonwealth, Cricket and Curry.
“After that, it was 3D. Democracy, diaspora and friendship! Then it became 3E, it was all about energy, economy and education. But the truth is that the real depth of the relationship between India and Australia lies in these C’s, D’s. Is beyond. , e…” Modi said.
You make Australia strong: Albanese
The event was also attended by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “You make our country and the communities we share better. You make Australia stronger.’
Playing down India-Australia ties, Albanese said he would like to see ties between the two countries grow, including in the trade and education sectors.
“We want to see more connections. More Australian and Indian students living and studying in each other’s countries, and bringing those experiences home,” he said. “More business leaders and artists and Families are sharing your experience and your knowledge and your thoughts.”