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The Prime Ministers of Australia and Japan will visit India in March in what is being interpreted as a warming of ties ahead of the Quad leaders' summit in Australia. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday announced that he will start his March 8 to11 tour of India from Ahmedabad, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join him at the fourth Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy coinciding with Holi. "Our relationship with
India is strong, but it can be stronger. It is underpinned by our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which underscores a joint commitment to working together to enhance our defence, economic and technological interests," said Mr Albanese, who came to power last May when he had travelled to Tokyo to participate in the Quad leaders' summit hours after being elected to the office after defeating Prime Minister Scott Morrison. "A shared passion for
cricket is a hallmark of our longstanding friendship, a relationship that has been enriched by generations of Indian Australians," a statement from the PMO of Australia said. The visit is being viewed as an expression of political will to growing bilateral trade, security and people to people contacts that received a major boost when the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the Australian leader will be accompanied by Senator Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism, and Madeleine King, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, and senior officials and a high level business delegation."The strategic partnership between the two countries was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in June 2020 which has been strengthened and deepened through frequent high level exchanges and enhanced cooperation across sectors, the MEA said in a statement. Mr Modi will be travelling to Hiroshima as India is a special invitee to the G7 summit on May 1921, and is expected to then fly to Sydney for the Quad leaders' summit as well.