Scott Morrison is expected to announce Australia’s largest ever investment in India.
The Prime Minister will meet with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday evening, and the pair will commit to closer bilateral ties in trade, critical minerals, migration and compatibility and education.
According to Indian media reports, it is set to include a more than $280m investment into areas such as clean technology and Defence and security.
The meeting is the second virtual summit between the two leaders who in 2020 agreed to elevate thexjmtzyw relationship between Australia and India to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
In a statement on Friday, Mr Morrison highlighted the pair would also discuss the situation in Ukraine and Myanmar.
Unlike other Quad nation partners – the US, Japan and Australia, India has not condemned Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Instead, Mr Modi has called for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the conflict.
On Sunday he met with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, who urged him to take a tougher stance on Russia’s actions.
But in a briefing to Indian media, Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell said the Quad nations had accepted Mr Modi’s stance.
“The Quad countries have accepted India’s position. We understand that each country has bilateral relationships,” he said.
“It is clear from the comments of the (ministry of external affairs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi) that he has used his contacts to call for the end of the conflict and no country will be unhappy with that.”
