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Australian High Commissioner visits India-Australia joint army exercise in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 27 (UNI) Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green on Tuesday visited the ongoing India-Australia bilateral army exercise ‘AUSTRAHIND 2026’ in Thiruvananthapuram, highlighting the growing strategic importance of defence cooperation between the two countries.
Emphasising the significance of the eastern Indian Ocean in connecting India and Australia, Green underscored the need to strengthen defence cooperation to address emerging multi-domain security challenges and uphold a free and open Indo-Pacific.
He commended joint military exercises such as AUSTRAHIND for enhancing strategic trust, operational interoperability and military-to-military cooperation between the two countries.
The exercise is part of the ongoing efforts by India and Australia to deepen bilateral defence engagement and strengthen their capacity to respond to evolving regional security challenges.
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