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“Through a direct or joint investment, India can secure access to Australia’s deposits, while Australia can secure an import partner," the strategy says.īesides renewable energy, gems and jewellery, infrastructure and tourism, the strategy also says the potential of new and emerging areas like labour intensive services, defence, sports, textiles and digital gaming should also be explored by India and Australia for future collaboration.For a step-by-step guide to running your first Anvil app, check out the getting started guide. A case in point: Australia has abundant reserves of Australia critical minerals like cobalt and lithium that go into the manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles. The report identifies mining, technology and resources, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and education as areas where the two countries could work together. These include mining, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, IT, infrastructure, defence, space, tourism, etc.," the strategy says. Further, the ‘Make in India’ initiative, launched in September 2014, covers sectors in which India is open to investments and collaborations. “It is the complementarity of the resources available and the approach in dealing with these challenges that makes Australia the right partner for India to collaborate with. The Australia Economic Strategy notes that Australia “is an ideal strategic partner for India in its journey to achieve a transformative and inclusive economic growth." “It will provide enhanced market access for Indian products," Wadhwa said. Talks with the new Biden administration are yet to begin.Īnil Wadhwa, former Secretary East in the Indian foreign ministry and one of those behind India’s Australia Economic Strategy that was released in December said that an FTA with Australia “is important because potentially, there is an expansion of exports (to Australia) and an attracting of investments." India and the US had been looking at a limited trade deal during the Trump administration that was to encompass 50 to 100 goods and services, but both sides were unable to clinch it. “The government may also look at a (trade) deal with the US, extending the Quad alliance into this economic space," he said.

Australia is a natural partner, also within the Quad," he said. “I think in terms of repositioning itself in the global space, India may like to look at an FTA with Australia. “The big message that India is trying to give (by announcing its intention to start trade talks with the UK and EU) is that India is not going into a shell," Dhar said. “After we walked out of the RCEP, it appeared as if India was withdrawing from such global processes," said Biswajit Dhar, a professor of international trade at the New Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru University. The RCEP is an FTA among Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The two developments follow India walking out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2019.
