Public sentiment towards the India-Australia defense partnership is mixed, showcasing both optimism about strengthening alliances for regional security and skepticism concerning India's reliability and the potential impacts on relations with China and the US. There's an underlying frustration regarding historical foreign policy choices and a call for Australia to assert its independence.

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Everybody getting real antsy as we edge closer and closer to 2027

radred609

India are playing a long game,

Improving bilateral relations with China, whilst increasing defence cooperation with Australia, and therefore US.

Dockers4flag2035orB4

I'm playing both sides, so that I always come out on top

Agitated-Ad-9450

Didn’t they just have a summit with China and Russia?

SeaworthinessFew5613

It was only a few weeks ago that Modi was rubbing shoulders with Putin and Jinping. Gettin' that Russian oil. Lol.

Raychao

What? I thought India and Russia were bum buddies.

GlennOakes

We dont have a beef with china, nor should we. This is a smart move. Based on how the US is going there is a low chance of a proper election jn a few years and further isolation and without them we are fucked if it came to blows with China et al

springoniondip

So how many more Indians is Albo getting out of this?

Vivid-Fondant6513

Just remember, India’s foreign minister stated “The worlds problems are not India’s problem”

FlaminBollocks

Man we’ll suck anyones cock for a few submarines won’t we.

Cue semen joke.

Spagman_Aus

How many preferential visas did this one cost?

qas5517

Sorry. But I wouldn’t trust India with anything right now. 
Modi’s mob are to quick to deal with the likes of Ruzzia. Even as Putin is invading his neighbour.

Stigger32

What the call centre and uber driver exchange program like?

knowledgeable_diablo

Australia having a defence force doesn't make sense.  There would be no agreement between various communities what the external threat to Australia actually is.  Couldn't possibly imagine modern Australia fighting in a serious war where the population is mobilised.  Just delusional.

Trailblazer913

Let's fucking go!! Albo keeps winning . After the disaster that was the Liberal govements for Australia in the Asia , Albalnese and Wong have been great at repairing things  and building important alliances.

oywiththepoodles96

What does this mean for the seemingly improving India-China relationship? It seems like the only reason in the Indians and Australians would sign on with each other would be to counter China- particularly given Australia’s defense ties with Japan.

Is it me or is this not kind of a blow to Beijing?

2Lore2Law

The amount of Iranian cargo flights from India to Tehran is a good indication that shipments are done

Dont_Knowtrain

Good points are listed. India fills the power vacuum well after the Ukrainian war, and Armenia wisely found a new partner.

eastwesteagle

Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu is premature with his article, India is not really a significant player in the caucasus.

LetsTalksNow



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&gt; SS: During his June 2025 visit to New Delhi, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to strengthening defense ties with India, as both nations marked five years of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and responded to rising Indo-Pacific security challenges. Australia now considers India a “top-tier” defense partner due to shared concerns, particularly over China’s assertiveness, as well as mutual interests in ensuring a free, open, and rules-based maritime region, as highlighted by Elizabeth Roche in *The Diplomat*. Both sides agreed to intensify defense industry collaboration, supported by agreements such as the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement and joint military exercises like AUSTRAHIND and AUSINDEX. Although India’s “Make in India” initiative and Australia’s reliance on U.S.-licensed defense firms may limit collaboration in large-scale manufacturing, there is promising scope for cooperation among small and medium enterprises specializing in dual-use and emerging technologies. With growing strategic convergence, regular “2+2” ministerial dialogues, and recent pacts on trade, mobility, and critical minerals, India and Australia are aligning their defense and economic policies amid global instability driven by U.S.-China tensions, unresolved conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and unpredictable U.S. leadership under Donald Trump. 

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SS: During his June 2025 visit to New Delhi, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to strengthening defense ties with India, as both nations marked five years of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and responded to rising Indo-Pacific security challenges. Australia now considers India a “top-tier” defense partner due to shared concerns, particularly over China’s assertiveness, as well as mutual interests in ensuring a free, open, and rules-based maritime region, as highlighted by Elizabeth Roche in *The Diplomat*. Both sides agreed to intensify defense industry collaboration, supported by agreements such as the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement and joint military exercises like AUSTRAHIND and AUSINDEX. Although India’s “Make in India” initiative and Australia’s reliance on U.S.-licensed defense firms may limit collaboration in large-scale manufacturing, there is promising scope for cooperation among small and medium enterprises specializing in dual-use and emerging technologies. With growing strategic convergence, regular “2+2” ministerial dialogues, and recent pacts on trade, mobility, and critical minerals, India and Australia are aligning their defense and economic policies amid global instability driven by U.S.-China tensions, unresolved conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and unpredictable U.S. leadership under Donald Trump.

telephonecompany

It’s good that we are being proactive in moving away from an unreliable “ally.”

Sporty_Nerd_64

Good. We need to back away slowly from the Orange Looney and not get dragged into whatever capricious crap he comes up with.

RingEducational5039

If america decides to go full fuckhead in Iran we needed a new deal so we don't get sucked into it.

InsertUsernameInArse

Good but the Europeans are using their manufacturing capacity for domestic rearmament and Ukraine.


There is no getting around the fact Australia needs to have the capacity to manufacture what we need for ADF. The good side of being on an island is that it's easier to defend, the bad side is that it's easier to beseige.

Jealous-Hedgehog-734

One thing that annoys me about Australia is that we as a nation act like a young adult. Running to mum and dad whenever we had a problem, unfortunately mum retired and doesn't have the resources although still good for some things. Dads got full on dementia and isn't recognizing friends/family from conman and so is dangerously self destructive. I hope we as a nation finally grow up and realise we are on our own really and need to think for ourselves and build new relationships especially with our siblings.

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forhekset666

First Eurovision, now this. Schengen next?

radditour

When the Toddler-in-Chief takes his toys home and quits, at least we can make these kind of deals. Could you imagine the oxygen Trump sucks out of any room?

Chaotic-Goofball

“…current and future cooperation including in areas such as defence industry,”

Neat, can we get in on the German or Italian cruiser programs ?

Diligent-Ducc

&gt; will provide a framework for current and future cooperation

So, slightly more than nothing.

Wiggly-Pig

We should've done this decades ago and while were at it maybe we can also pursuit a more independent foreign policy

Drone212

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“I very much welcome the EU's offer for a Security and Defence Partnership and Australia will warmly take it up and commence work immediately.

“This will open the door to joint defence procurement opportunities and will benefit both our industries and our security.

“At a time of global uncertainty, it is our collective responsibility to work together to uphold peace, security and economic prosperity.

“That is what I will continue to do every day and that has been a key take out of our work here at the G7 today.”

thebladex666

Maybe someone could salvage the French sub debacle as we clearly cannot trust the *current* US admin. This would also remove ***ScuMo*** from his middleman *'financially exploitive' position!* They should actively block him from having anything to do with the whole process, as a sign of good faith to the French, and let that festering pile of shit, ScuMo, eat shit.

CelebrationFit8548

It's a shame we dropped the French deal. I was actually pro-AUKUS at the time but hindsight proved me dead wrong. The French program wasn't going well at all, and the French weren't treating us brilliantly, but we should have known that Trump or his ilk were going to get back in at some point and we'd end up with dick in the end. Attack-class would have been better than nothing, and it would have been a good step in relationship building with Europe.

Dappington

No-Aardvark7366

Great they’ll send some ammo when China invades.  How about we get some nukes so nobody messes with us.  It’s the only smart move.

Artforartsake99

India and Australia have strengthened their defense ties through new agreements reflecting a commitment to regional security amid increasing geopolitical tensions.

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