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@ldev

From the linked article, I quote
It was to be a trilateral security partnership, but what to call it? AUKUS, redolent of ANZUS, was favoured. And, a wit observed to some hilarity, if the French decided to join at some future date it could be amended to FAUKUS. :rotfl:
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Vayutuvan wrote:@ldev

From the linked article, I quote
It was to be a trilateral security partnership, but what to call it? AUKUS, redolent of ANZUS, was favoured. And, a wit observed to some hilarity, if the French decided to join at some future date it could be amended to FAUKUS. :rotfl:
:rotfl: Good one!! Although right now I think the French are allergic to the Aussies!!
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Andrew Shearer is part of the staff team that accompanies Albo and Wong to the QUAD meeting. Shearer was also part of the SoMo's staff. Shearer is a China hawk. Watch to see if he is replaced. Google him.
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ldev wrote:
Vayutuvan wrote:@ldev

From the linked article, I quote
:rotfl: Good one!! Although right now I think the French are allergic to the Aussies!!
then that should be FUKAUS
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Vayutuvan wrote:@ldev

From the linked article, I quote
It was to be a trilateral security partnership, but what to call it? AUKUS, redolent of ANZUS, was favoured. And, a wit observed to some hilarity, if the French decided to join at some future date it could be amended to FAUKUS. :rotfl:
A BR follower?
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x posted from the QUAD thread

India must tread cautiously with these goras.

The goras are all very keen to look after their own self interests but hypocritically frown whenever India does so.

Australia’s new government has urged China to lift trade sanctions if it wants to do a reset in the bilateral relationship.
sanctions include those on coal, wine, barley, beef and seafood



https://www.usnews.com/news/business/ar ... e-barriers
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rsingh wrote: A BR follower?
Good catch. I saw that first on BRF itself. IDK who coined it but certainly it is a BRF trademark.
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Was it me? Don't remember that far back!
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Sign this please.

https://www.change.org/p/it-s-time-to-s ... igned=true

Our Hindu sister in Wyndham, Australia -- Councillor Sahana Ramesh-- is being targeted by Islamists & Leftists for her attendance at a program where BJP MP Tejasvi Surya was the speaker.

She is being slandered as Hindu Fascist, Islamophobic, all the usual stuff.

Let's show them Hindus stand together across the world.
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Done
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Cyrano wrote:Was it me? Don't remember that far back!
Probably it was you only.
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Lol ! I keep dropping so many pearls, cant keep track !
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India & Australia to crank up defence ties, even as Canberra backs Delhi on Ladakh confrontation with China
NEW DELHI: India and Australia on Wednesday resolved to further crank up their defence ties through combat exercises, intelligence-sharing, reciprocal logistics and military-industrial collaboration as well as work steadfastly towards their shared objective of an open, resilient and secure Indo-Pacific in the face of aggressive moves by China.

Australian deputy PM and defence minister Richard Marles, in the first high-level visit to India since the new Anthony Albanese government came to power in Canberra, strongly backed India in its over two-year long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.

“The assault on Indian forces along the Line of Actual Control in 2020 was a warning we should all heed. Australia stood up for India’s sovereignty then and continues to do so now,” Marles said.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... cific-push
‘Things aren’t going back’: Australia braces for step-up in China’s Pacific push
Despite initial relief over island nations’ rejection of security and economic pact, senior government figure says reprieve could be only temporary
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent, 25 Jun 2022

The Australian government is bracing for China to step up its push to expand influence in the Pacific, with a senior figure privately conceding Canberra has a lot of work to do to regain lost trust and strengthen regional unity.
Despite initial relief at a decision by Pacific island countries to defer a sweeping 10-country security and economic pact proposed by China, the Australian government now believes this may be only a temporary reprieve.
The flag on top of Parlaiment House can be seen over the roof of the Chinese Embassy in Canberra. China Australia, relations, Peoples republic china embassy. Tuesday 1st December 2020. Photograph by Mike Bowers. Guardian Australia.
With Anthony Albanese due to travel to Fiji to attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders’ meeting next month, the Australian government believes that China will become more adept at pursuing its regional plans in the months and years ahead.
In the wake of the controversial security pact between Solomon Islands and China, the Australian government also believes other countries in the region may be prepared to consider agreements that they would not have contemplated a decade ago.
Guardian Australia understands that one of the Australian government’s central strategies will be to encourage any significant proposals to be “regionalised”.
The government wants to frame Australia and Pacific island countries’ security as being bound together.
While the Australian government will publicly and privately acknowledge each Pacific country has the right to make its own sovereign decisions, it will also argue that such choices can affect regional security.
That means Australia will encourage any agreements like the Solomon Islands deal to be discussed in regional forums so there can be a broader consultation about the potential impacts.
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The Australian 2021 census results are out. Key takeaways:

India has overtaken China and New Zealand to become the third-largest country of birth for Australian residents after China and NZ.

The number of Australians born in India has increased dramatically since 2016, and India has now gone past China and New Zealand in the country-of-birth statistic to sit behind only Australia and England. . 673,352 people living in Australia reported India as their country of birth – an increase of 220,000, or 47.9% per cent, since the previous census in 2016. (Note: Paki mard-e-momeens are not far behind in % upswing in migration)

“Almost every family” in Punjab now knows somebody who lives in Australia.

For the first time, fewer than half of Australians identify as Christian, while there have also been increases in other religions such as Hinduism, which grew by 55.3% to 684,002 people, or 2.7% of the population.

But Punjabi, spoken in the Indian province of Punjab, had the largest increase, growing more than 80% compared to 2016.

Christianity is still the most common religion in Australia, religious diversity is increasing: 43.9% of respondents identified as Christian in the 2021 census compared to more than half in 2016 and 61% in 2011. In 1911 when the first census was conducted, 96 per cent of Australians listed a form of Christianity as their religion. The top 5 religions outside of Christianity are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism.

Nepal springs a surprise - The second-largest increase in country of birth was Nepal, with an additional 70,000 people.

The statewise breakup:

NSW Islam (4.3%), Hinduism (3.4%) and Buddhism (2.8%).
VIC Islam (4.2%), Hinduism (3.3%) and Buddhism (3.1%).
QLD Buddhism (1.4%), Hinduism (1.3%) and Islam (1.2%).
SA Islam (2.3%), Hinduism (2.1%) and Buddhism (1.9%).
WA Islam (2.5%), Buddhism (2.2%) and Hinduism (2.0%).
TAS Hinduism (1.7%), Buddhism (1.0%) and Islam (0.9%).
NT Hinduism (2.7%), Buddhism (2.1%) and Islam (1.4%).
ACT Hinduism (4.5%), Islam (3.2%) and Buddhism (2.8%).


National averages: Islam 2.5%, Hindu 2.7% and Buddist 2.2%


Sources: It's all over google but the data buck stops here https://www.abs.gov.au/census
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India now third most common place of birth of Australian residents, census results show

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... sults-show
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Anyone in Melbourne?
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THE CIA COUP AGAINST 'THE MOST LOYAL ALLY'

http://johnpilger.com/articles/the-cia- ... ng-in-2020
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Rony wrote:THE CIA COUP AGAINST 'THE MOST LOYAL ALLY'

http://johnpilger.com/articles/the-cia- ... ng-in-2020
thats how US treats its "allies".. this need to go to the understanding US thread as well
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Educated, ambitious, ever more powerful: How Indian migration is changing Australia
With Indian-Australians expected to overtake Brits as our dominant migrant group in the next five years, experts recommend understanding them beyond the prism of ‘curry, cricket and the Commonwealth’.
People of Indian ancestry in Australia number more than 780,000 – an increase of almost 165,000 since 2016. As migrant groups go, Indians have leapfrogged the Chinese and now sit second only to the British – and not for long, either. Monash University demographer Dharma Arunachalam expects his countrymen to comfortably vault into the top spot within five years, to become our undisputed dominant migrant group. And the indicators are there, he adds, to suggest this cultural bloc might more profoundly influence Australian society than any other.

First, they’re in a generational sweet spot. The median age of Indians here is 35 – the Australian median is 38 – as opposed to migrants from, say, Vietnam (47) or Italy (72), who came in earlier waves. They’re highly educated, too: 63 per cent of Indians here had a bachelor’s degree or above in 2016 (the most recent figures, and compared with an Australian-born number of 24 per cent).

They’re also highly employed, at a full-time rate of 51 per cent (compared to 47 per cent Australian-born and 33 per cent Chinese-born). Even their preferred profession (IT specialist) suits the times, meaning their personal income is strong, with 23 per cent earning more than $91,000 a year in 2016 (24 per cent of Australian-born earned at that level).

Indians help settle new urban areas, too. In Victoria, for instance, where the majority of Indian migrants gravitate (more than 275,000 and counting), 94 per cent live within the boundary of greater Melbourne, set to be Australia’s fastest-growing city next year, attracted by greenfield developments and a level of affordability difficult to find in Sydney.

With that kind of bedrock, urban-fringe Indian families are burgeoning. In the five years to 2021 alone, the number of children born in Australia with Indian ancestry was more than 63,000, up by almost half.
And to 'understand' India Aussies turn to Gungadins like this

variation of colonial half truth 'there is no unified India'
Aarti Betigeri, a former freelance foreign correspondent in India, suspects they’re more disparate and divided than other migrant cohorts, and that simple truth is the most important thing to understand about Indians (even within India itself).

“India is a country where it’s okay to shed all your worldly possessions and spend the rest of your life walking from town to town, but it’s also a country of 161 billionaires and 458,000 millionaire households,” she says. “Think of it as the EU – a collection of states with their own language, history, culture, food, traditions – loosely grouped together. Someone from the south has as much in common with someone in the north as a Russian has in common with a Londoner.”
and this

Arranged marraiges and dowry
Arranged marriages are common in Indian society, and the custom has led to one of the few points where Indian and Australian cultural norms clash, namely in the form of a high domestic violence rate among some in the Indian community, often through what’s known as “dowry abuse”. The expert on this topic is Dr Manjula O’Connor, the author of Daughters of Durga: Dowries, Gender Violence and Family in Australia, whom I speak to in a cafe below her office on Collins Street.

Durga, she points out over a cup of masala chai, is the goddess of power, who rides a tiger and carries swords, and to whom many Hindu women pray. It was 2005 when she began investigating the topic of “missing women” – those eliminated through honour killings, widow abuse and dowry murders.
and of course Caste
The other point of cultural friction is the Indian caste system, which puts Brahmins at the top and Dalits, or “untouchables”, at the bottom. It’s alive and well locally, according to Professor Hari Bapuji, who researches economic inequality at the University of Melbourne.
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QUAD in focus again... yawn
Because AUKUS still born? N-subs no where in sight?

Abbott has missed the point about India's eternal being, post-colonial survival and journey to prosperity entirely. Live and let live. Don't be exploitative. Show fairness and help when you can. Let sleeping dogs lie. Every form of life is divine. Celebrate, invite, spread joy. Inner peace will lead to outer peace. Any country that consistently practices this world view is a world leader. Whether someone deigns to designate it so or not.

But then what else to expect from the PM of a few lakh people who nearly drove the aborigines and most flora and fauna extinct on a landmass two and half times that of India ? For him India fits into some utilitarian plan of a "free world" with "shared values" ie India sharing their's - poor sod.
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This was speach given in India following an invitation of a trade body.

The question is why did the trade body invite Abbott?
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Because we now have a free trade agreement with Aus and people are trying to make use of it.
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... erioration
Australia’s economic outlook to be downgraded in budget amid global ‘deterioration’
Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns global economy on ‘increasingly perilous path’ with lower growth expected amid key trading partners
Josh Butler, 16 Oct 2022

Increasingly dire forecasts for the global economy will see last-minute downgrades to Australia’s economic figures in next week’s federal budget, with the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, warning of “an increasingly perilous path” for world markets and key trading partners.
The budget will forecast the UK economy to contract by 0.25% in 2023 and the US to grow by an anaemic 1%, with the government warning Australia would not escape a world slowdown.
“The budget will confirm the stark deterioration in the outlook for global growth and in several major economies, with some at risk of falling into recession,” Chalmers said.
The treasurer travelled to Washington last week for meetings with the G20 finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund. He said the trip, coming less than a fortnight before his first budget, would help inform his understanding of looming economic trends.
Upon his return, Chalmers said his budget would revise down expectations of economic growth among key trading partners China, US, UK, India and Japan.
“The global economy is treading an increasingly perilous path and downside risks loom large – this was a clear message from meetings with my counterparts in Washington DC,” he said.
“The budget will confirm the stark deterioration in the outlook for global growth and in several major economies, with some at risk of falling into recession.”
In March, the federal Treasury expected China’s economy to grow by 4.75% in 2022, 5.25% in 2023 and 5% in 2024. The latest figures, which will be factored into the budget, put those annual growth figures at 3%, 4.5% and 4.5% respectively.
The US was expected to grow by 3.5% in 2022, 2.5% in 2023 and 2% in 2024. They too have been revised down to 1.75%, 1% and 1.75%. The UK’s 2023 projection will be sharply downgraded from 2% growth to a 0.25% contraction. The eurozone’s growth will be revised down from 2.25% to 0.5% in 2023.
Chalmers said the national economy was shielded from some of the pressures contributing to the sharp decline of growth worldwide, but next week’s budget is expected to see downgrades to domestic growth forecasts on the basis of international uncertainty.
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Cyrano wrote:Because we now have a free trade agreement with Aus and people are trying to make use of it.
They may have kept dairy products, beef and some other contentious agro products completely out of the FTA ambit.

sheep meat seems to be included in AUS trade with India


Re:Abbott

One has to distinguish between trade bodies and trade lobbies

chameleon like, the aussies have merely changed colours to suit the current geopolitical climate

they burnt their fingers (and a lot more, besides) dealing with the hans.
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From OEC.world and tradeconomics.com. :
EXPORTS
The top exports of Australia are Iron Ore ($79.6B), Coal Briquettes ($36.4B), Petroleum Gas ($26.8B), Gold ($17.7B), and Frozen Bovine Meat ($4B), exporting mostly to China ($102B), Japan ($31.8B), South Korea ($17.2B), United States ($11.6B), and India ($11.3B).

In 2020, Australia was the world's biggest exporter of Iron Ore ($79.6B), Coal Briquettes ($36.4B), Aluminium Oxide ($3.59B), Sheep and Goat Meat ($2.7B), and Wool ($1.58B)

IMPORTS
Australia imports mainly machinery and transport equipment (40 percent of total imports), of which road vehicles account for 12 percent, industrial machinery for 6 percent, electrical machinery for 5 percent and telecommunications and sound recording for 5 percent.The country also imports: petroleum (11 percent); manufactured goods (12 percent); chemicals and related products (10 percent); and food and live animals (5 percent). Main import partners are China (23 percent of total imports), the US (11 percent), Japan (7 percent), South Korea, Thailand and Germany (5 percent each) and Malaysia (4 percent).
AUS govt data in nice charts is here:
https://publications.industry.gov.au/pu ... Charts.pdf

Assuming this data to be accurate, and given India needs coal and gas, iron ore, aluminium in huge quantities, plus Uranium - Aus has an estimated one third of global reserves, imports of these are important for India to diversify its energy sources. Aus has cutdown energy and ore exports to China very sharply, therefore finding a large and growing substitute market like India is vital for their economy.

India would in turn export refined petroleum products, services and skilled people, ie students or workers which Aus needs to sustain and grow its economy.

Sheep and wool might be included but are secondary in the big picture it seems. Consumer goods and electronics are taken by Chinese and Koreans, Cars by Japanese and Koreans, then EU & US - our R&D and brands are way too small here.

Any military stuff will be within the 5 eyes. LCA with its American GE engine has a very outside chance, and only if US MIC has no capacity to fulfill the EU demand created due to Ukr war.

Aus imports profile could of course evolve depending on what future trajectory they set for themselves.
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Prasar Bharati

Under Ind-Aus ECTA, duties on 100% tariff lines to be eliminated by Australia

Addressing a press conference on the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), on November 22, Union Minister Piyush Goyal informed that duties on 100 percent tariff lines would be eliminated by Australia under the landmark India-Australia ECTA.

“Delighted that India-Australia Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement has been passed by Australian Parliament. A result of our deep friendship, it sets the stage for us to unleash the full potential of our trade ties & spur massive economic growth”, Union Minister Piyush Goyal in his tweet.

The Ind-Aus ECTA, which was signed on 2 April 2022, is now prepared for ratification in order to begin early implementation with the Ind-Aus ECTA Bill and the DTAA amendment bill passed by the Australian Parliament on November 22.

ECTA would result in creation of 10 lakh new jobs

The Union Minister stated that the ECTA would have a significant positive impact on a number of economic sectors, including the textile, gem, jewellery, and pharmaceutical industries. He noted that the ECTA would result in the creation of 10 lakh new jobs.

The Minister also pointed out that by giving students the chance to work in Australia, the Agreement would also create new chances for India’s service industry. A limit of 1800 visas will be issued each year to Indian chefs and yoga instructors.

Union Minister Goyal noted that the Agreement demonstrated the mutual respect and trust between the two nations as well as India’s rising international standing. He asserted that the ECTA would strengthen India’s ties to Australia, a dynamic democracy that shared many of India’s goals.

“Passing of the historic Ind-Aus ECTA by the Australian Parliament is a huge endorsement of PM Narendra Modi leadership. Unanimous support from stakeholders reinforces the trust people & industry repose in him for prioritising their well-being”, the Minister said.

Agreement also expects to create ample opportunities for investment

ECTA establishes an institutional mechanism to foster and improve bilateral trade. Unlike prior FTAs, choices were made for the first time entirely based on thorough stakeholder discussions with every industry, Ministries, trade organisations, etc. With this agreement, it is anticipated that the total bilateral trade will increase from the current level of US$ 31 billion to US$ 45 to 50 billion in 5 years. By 2026 and 2027, India’s merchandise exports are forecasted to grow by $10 billion. The agreement is also expected to create ample opportunities for investment, and promotion of start-ups, enhancing the job aspect for Indians in Australia.

Australia’s key offers in the services sector

In terms of trade in services, Australia has made a broad range of commitments in roughly 135 subsectors, covering important industries for India, such as IT, ITES, business services, health, and education. Quotas for chefs and yoga instructors, a post-study work visa of two to four years for Indian students on a reciprocal basis, mutual recognition of professional services and other licensed or regulated occupations, and a work & holiday visa arrangement for young professionals are a few of Australia’s key offers in the services sector.

Additionally, the long-standing issue of double taxation connected to IT or ITES has been resolved under this Agreement, which, according to estimates from the Industry Associations, will result in financial savings of more than US$ 200 million annually.

Australia is an important strategic partner of India and both the democracies are part of the four nation QUAD, Trilateral Supply Chain Initiative, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum (IPEF). The trade relationship facilitated through ECTA will open a new chapter on India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership between two vibrant economies with shared interest and trade complementarities.
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https://www.theaustraliatoday.com.au/me ... upporters/
Melbourne Hindu temple attacked and vandalised by Khalistan supporters
"I am angry, scared and dismayed by the blatant display of religious hatred towards the peaceful Hindu community by Khalistan supporters."
JAI BHARADWAJ, 12/01/2013

12 January morning came as a shock to the Hindu community as they woke up to ugly scenes on the walls of BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Melbourne’s northern suburb of Mill Park.
Mr Patel (who does not want to tell his first name fearing repercussions) told The Australia Today, I visit the temple every morning before going to work.
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Deleted. Duplicate.
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Has India - the world's largest democracy - now become the real leader of the free and fair world?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSdvO_MABwk
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https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/worl ... -australia
Anti-India activities see a steep rise in Australia
Anmol Nath Bali, February 5, 2023

New Delhi: After the vandalization of three Hindu temples in Melbourne, a clash broke out between the Indian diaspora and Khalistan sympathisers in Melbourne on 29January.The clash took place when people with Indian flags gathered at the Federation Square to protest against Khalistan referendum organized by US-based Sikhs for Justice but, soon after, an argument broke out between the two groups, and pro-Khalistan supporters started attacking protestors with sticks.
Before this clash, Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs, BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Mill Park and Hindu Temple in Albert Park were defaced by Khalistansympathisers. Anti-Hindu and anti-India slogans were written on the walls of the temples.
In recent times, anti-India activities have seen a steep rise in the West. After this incident, diplomatic channels in India and Australia are trying to pacify the situation.The Indian authorities have protested to the Australian authorities. “We strongly condemn such attacks by extremist elements and we urge local authorities to investigate and punish the perpetrators. We have been repeatedly taking up with the Australian authorities our concerns about actions by such elements, including those that are proscribed terrorist organisations,” External Affairs ministry spokesperson ArindamBagchi told a weekly media briefing.
India has also requested Australia to ensure the safety and security of Indian members. The mastermind behind the unrest in Melbourne is Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), the pro-Khalistan organization that was banned in 2019 for anti-India activities and has spread its tentacles in the west to promote its propaganda against India.
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Is there some sort of Khalistani referendum in progress in Australia? Lots of photos of cars going around in Brisbane with Khalistani flags on them and causing jams.

More power to these antics I say. The sooner the locals get tired of these antics the better.
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I don't really mind if Australia or Canada part with some of their own land and establish Khalistan there. Since they are all about freedom of expression, I'm sure they won't mind.
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India-Australia bilateral meet: PM Modi talked about vandalism of temples in Australia and security of Indians

Also:Australia in the joint statement:
- Reiterated Australia's strong support for India's membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group
- Reiterated its support for India's candidacy for permanent membership of a reformed UNSC:
- Condemn Mumbai, Pathankot terror attacks.
- Market access for Indian Bhindi (Okra) to Australia & Australian Hass avocadoes.

VAdm Mark Hammond, the Chief of Navy, Australia (CN) is on a three-day official visit to India.
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The most remarkable improvement we have seen in our bilateral relationship with any country in the last decade has been with Oz, especially after the Malabar fiasco of 2007.
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SSridhar wrote:The most remarkable improvement we have seen in our bilateral relationship with any country in the last decade has been with Oz, especially after the Malabar fiasco of 2007.
<OT> Pardon the tangent, but it is a co-incidence that there is a remarkably parallel on the cricket front as well. On the field, with us breaking the supremacy of the baggy greens, as well as off the field - the BCCI making it's heft felt on the tables.

No wonder the Aussie PM went for the optics at the test match

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SSridhar wrote:The most remarkable improvement we have seen in our bilateral relationship with any country in the last decade has been with Oz, especially after the Malabar fiasco of 2007.
australia has been anti India for the longest time going back tens of decades, and even before our independence

one is not convinced that any fundamental or structural changes have occurred in the colonially time warped aussie society for one to think otherwise

even now, there is a overt and fundamental animosity towards Indians in general and India in particular. Many family friends have attested to the fact that there has been virtually no effort on the part of the aussies, society or state, to try and bridge the gap, whereas they seem ultrasensitive to the mostly barely legal needs and demands of their fellow abrahamics, who BTW, continue to crash their party in increasing numbers year after year

One finds it amusing to see the official aussie machinery singing, albeit a tad off key, paeans of praise and undying declarations of political love for India.

Truly, the cheeni buzzards have managed to scare the very pants off the aussie's tattered sovereignty and shrunken mojo.

the aussies seem to have lost their white abrahamic confidence when the cheeni locusts swamped their ecosystem and set about to capture it by slow and systematic subversion of the aussie narrative and the hollowing out of many institutions at the core of the aussie persona
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