SYDNEY: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Sydney on Wednesday for a two-day official visit to Australia with the Indian High Commissioner to Australia Gopal Baglay receiving him in Sydney.
Singh is on a visit to Australia at the invitation of Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles.
The visit comes at a historic moment when India and Australia commemorate five years of establishment of India Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP). It also marks the first-ever visit of a Defence Minister to Australia under the current government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, since 2014.
"Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reaches Sydney on an official visit to Australia. He was received by the Indian High Commissioner to Australia Shri Gopal Baglay, " Defence Minister's Office wrote in a post on X.