Canberra, Oct 24, 2025

The recent visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Australia – the first by an Indian Defence Minister in 12 years – has elevated the Australia–India relationship from strategic alignment to operational depth, a report highlighted on Friday.

It added that the timing of the visit aligned with Exercise AUSTRAHIND, a bilateral land exercise conducted in the Australian city of Perth from October 13 to 26, emphasising company-level operations in urban and semi-urban settings.

“India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s October 9-10 visit to Australia marked a watershed in Indo-Australian relations. The visit delivered concrete, future-oriented defence and security cooperation outcomes that align closely with the Indo-Pacific strategies of both countries,” a report in

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