Part of International Relations — India and the World. Common notes for UPSC Mains GS-II.
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📌 Background & Key Features
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2020); member of Quad with India, US, Japan.
India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA, 2022) and ongoing negotiations for a full Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).
Deep collaboration on critical minerals, education (large Indian student population), and Indian Ocean maritime security via the Indo-Pacific Endeavour program.
📰 Current Affairs Linkage (2025-26)
Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2025 program continued naval and counter-terrorism engagement across the Indo-Pacific, alongside sustained Quad coordination with India.
