Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will arrive in New Delhi today on a four-day visit. <br/><br/>Cooperation in renewable energy, clean coal and bio-fuels will be high on the agenda during his visit. <br/><br/>A number of MoUs and Agreements are also to be firmed up in the areas of Security, Environment, Sports, Science and Technology and Health. A high-powered delegation from the education sector will also be accompanying him. <br/><br/>This will be the first visit of Mr Turnbull to India. However, Mr Turnbull and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have had substantive meetings on the margins of the G-20 in Antalya in 2015 and in Hangzhou in 2016. <br/>'<br/>The visiting leader will be accorded ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow.<br/><br/>Later there will be a delegation level talks between Mr Modi and Mr Turnbull. On Tuesday, the Australian leader will visit Mumbai where he will attend several events including an interaction with key business leaders and an energy round-table.<br/><br/>Our correspondent reports that India-Australia relations cover a very wide canvas- stretching from defence and security cooperation to environment, water management, sports, energy and education. <br/><br/>This visit will build on the work done since the visit of Mr Modi to Australia and give direction to the numerous institutional mechanisms that have been set up to carry the relationship forward.
News On AIR | April 9, 2017 8:12 AM
Australian PM to arrive in New Delhi on four-day visit