'Our engagements extend from sea to space': Jaishankar at Australia-India Leadership Dialogue 2023

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that engagements between India and Australia extend from sea to space covering almost all the possible areas including defence and security, cyber and critical technology. Addressing the sixth Australia-India Leadership Dialogue (AILD) 2023 virtually, Jaishankar said, “…Our engagements extend from sea to space covering all possible areas such as defence and security, cyber and critical technology, trade and economic, science and tech and people-to-people ties.”

#WATCH | EAM Dr S Jaishankar delivers remarks at the Australia-India Leadership Dialogue 2023

"...Our engagements extend from sea to space covering all possible areas such as defence and security, cyber and critical technology, trade and economic, science and tech and… pic.twitter.com/9U72cwBo3G

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He said even the bonds of cricket between the two countries have strengthened further. “The AILD has established itself as a key track 1.5 engagement between our countries bringing together many friends, thinkers and advocates of the India-Australia partnership,” said the Union External Affairs minister. The Australia India Leadership Dialogue, which is being hosted in Melbourne, will bring together over 100 influential leaders from business, academia, and government to help shape the trajectory of the deepening relationship between the two countries. The Track 1.5 Dialogue is the premier forum for informal diplomacy between Australia and India, focused on emerging technology in the modern world. The high-level sessions will address four key themes: clean energy, jobs and skills, security and geopolitics, and technology and culture. With inputs from agencies