Sarah Kirlew, Australia Consul-General for South India, on Thursday launched “An Update to An India Economic Strategy to 2035”, report which provides five-year action plan for the Australian government to accelerate economic integration between Australia and India.
“There has never been a better time in Australia-India relations. We have a clear action plan to deepen our economic integration through 26 new initiatives supported by substantial funding. We are celebrating the signing of the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement,” she said in an event at Madras School of Economics.
Ms. Kirlew said 83 memoranda of understanding were signed between Australian institutions and their counterparts in Tamil Nadu and she hoped that new scholarships and other programmes would cement Australia as a partner of choice. Welcoming the return of Indian students to Australia, she pointed out that there was significant scope for collaboration in technology and innovation, the energy sector and infrastructure financing.
