lead: Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad
Australian lead: First Assistant Secretary Bernard Philip
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established: 2020
First Defence Ministers’ Dialogue: 2025
Review basis: 2024 India-Australia Annual Leaders’ Summit
Documents discussed: Renewal of Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation; Joint Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap
Next step in 2026: First India-Australia Joint Staff Talks
Young officers programme: Gen Bipin Rawat Memorial Young Officers Exchange Programme
Military academies: Indian Military Academy (Dehradun) and Royal Military College, Duntroon (Canberra)
Defence industry events: 2025 Roundtable in Sydney; 2025 trade mission; 2026 Raisina Dialogue roundtable
Regional context: Both are maritime nations in the Indo-Pacific
Month: Current Affairs - May 09, 2026
Category: International Relations