"We are looking at mutual recognition of qualifications in Australia so that students can now study in both nations."

Leena studied in Holy Cross Convent school in Kolhapur and did her electronics engineering at Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli, Maharashtra.

CEOs coming from a culturally diverse background are a rare species, despite the fact that India is one of the largest sources of permanent migrants who are largely professionally successful and well respected in Australia.

These can be confidential as well as public as DFAT may publish the suggestions on its website if you want otherwise can be handled in confidence.

If India is to be kept engaged in these negotiations tariff reductions will need to be worked out as well. Reduced tariffs on rare earth and minerals, which are much needed for India's next-generation products and programmes.

Australia’s two-way agricultural trade with India was valued at over $1 billion in 2020 and our key agricultural exports to India in 2020 were lentils, greasy wool, almonds, raw cotton and oats.

The Trade Ministers of Australia, India and Japan have formally launched the Supply Chain Resilience initiative. "The SCRI aims to create a virtuous cycle of...