Just a day after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese referred to his visiting Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as the ‘boss’ during a community event attended by the Indian diaspora, the Sydney Harbour Bridge was illuminated in Indian tricolour as the two leaders held bilateral meetings.
On the following day, on May 24, Mr. Albanese, speaking to a local radio programme, highlighted the significance of this gesture, mentioning that there were 1.4 billion reasons to do so. In recent years, Australia’s relationship with India has witnessed substantial growth and progress across various fronts, including trade, geopolitics and people-to-people exchanges. Albanese’s remarks was an acknowledgement of this progress in bilateral ties.
