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INTERNATIONAL | PM Modi’s foreign visit
Visits to Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand
Added New Impetus To
Global Relations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to rime Minister Narendra Modi’s
Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand visit to Indonesia, Australia, and
mark a significant new phase in India’s PNew Zealand from July 6 to 11 was
strengthening ties with these nations. remarkable in many respects. Against
It will further reinforce India’s ‘Act East’ the backdrop of a changing global
policy and its maritime vision, while also landscape, the visit facilitated open dis-
advancing the goal of a free and open Indo- cussions on strengthening mutual ties
Pacific region. During the visit, extensive and key future agreements. This tour
discussions were held on a wide range not only accelerated India’s ‘Act East
of bilateral and global issues, including Policy’ but has also further reinforced
defence, trade, energy and culture, and the country’s vision for a free and open
dozens of agreements were signed. Indo-Pacific region.
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