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July 21, 2026 9:09 AM

PM Modi congratulates Andy Burnham on assuming office as UK Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Andy Burnham on assuming office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, expressing confidence that bilateral ties would deepen further under his leadership. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said: "Warmest congratulations to Mr. Andy Burnham on assuming office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. India and the UK are bound by shared democratic values and enjoy wide-ranging cooperation across trade, investment, technology, defence a...

June 4, 2025 5:25 PM

Australian defence minister meets PM Modi, backs India’s fight against cross-border terrorism

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. The meeting marked the fifth anniversary of the India–Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and underscored both nations’ commitment to further deepening their bilateral ties. PM Modi congratulated Marles on the Australian Labor Party’s historic victory in the recent federal elections, reflecting the strength of the democratic values share...

May 6, 2025 4:29 PM

PM Modi congratulates Australia PM Anthony Albanese on ‘historic’ win, vows to advance India-Australia strategic partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, congratulating him on his party's landslide victory in Saturday's general election. "Spoke with my friend Anthony Albanese to personally congratulate him on his party’s historic victory. We agreed to work together with renewed vigour to advance the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and explore new areas of cooperation," PM Modi said in his X post. PM Modi had earlier congratulated...

March 28, 2025 9:33 AM

Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday called a national election for May 3, launching a five-week campaign that is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures. Albanese's Labor party won a majority at the last federal election in 2022, but most recent opinion polls show the party neck-and-neck with the opposition Liberal-National coalition when votes from smaller parties are redistributed. "Our government has chosen to face global challenges the Australian way - helping peo...