Jaishankar praises India-Australia ties, cites these common challenges; Wong cracks cricket joke

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong convened in New Delhi for the 16th India-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue, underscoring the deepening Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two democracies. Both sides celebrated remarkable progress across trade, investment, defense, maritime security, education, energy, innovation, and people-to-people ties, while expressing confidence that a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement is within reach.