Australian PM Anthony Albanese arrives in India with 25 business leaders

In a joyful interview with Nova 937 radio Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that as many as 25 business heads would accompany him to India as the country is a massive market25 leading business people are going the CEO of Wesfarmers Fortescue and the chair of BHP Rio Tinto theyre all on their way he said in an interview with Nova 937Off to India And 25 leading business people are going The CEO of Wesfarmers from here and Fortescue and the chair of BHP Rio Tinto theyre all on their way the Australian Prime Minister said in the interviewDuring the interview he was asked if he would enjoy spicy food in IndiaTo which the Prime Minister replied that the great thing about being an Australian is they eat all sorts of food We eat spicy food I like hot food he addedHe recalled the days when he spent six weeks backpacking around India in 1991He shared how he stayed in cheaper places and caught trains and went hitchingIndia is friendly and India has a very different culture he saidHe also recalled his 2018 visit to India when he had arrived as a part of a parliamentary delegationHe said that the previous two experiences 1991 and 2018 were different and this time also it would be differentI dont think Ill be wandering around in Connaught Place in the middle of New Delhi being harassed to buy stuff I think itll be a little bit more protected he said jokinglyRegarding International Womens Day he named Penny Wong Australian Foreign Minister and Katy Gallagher Australian Finance Minister and other women in his cabinet and said that all of them are fantastic womenAlso Read Police use water cannon tear gas on Imran Khans supportersWell Im taking Madeleine King Minister for Resources of Australia with me to India as the Resources Minister but it is so good that we have a Government thats actually representative of the population he addedThe Australian Prime Minister arrived in Ahmedabad India on the evening of Wednesday where Albanese along with PM Modi will watch day 1 of the final Test match of the BorderGavaskar Trophy in AhmedabadAccording to an official release the first inperson IndiaAustralia Annual Summit will take place during Albaneses visitAt the Annual Summit leaders take stock of progress made on various initiatives under the IndiaAustralia Comprehensive Strategic PartnershipThe summit lays the way forward on new initiatives and enhanced cooperation in a diverse range of sectors between India and Australia The Summit was first held virtually on June 4 2020 the release saidThe visit comes after a series of highlevel engagements and an exchange of ministerial visits between the two sides in 2022 and in 2023 The last visit by an Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull to India was in 2017This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever