NEW DELHI: St. John’s (Antigua and Barbuda), 5 November External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met the Prime Ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2026 in St. John’s.
Sharing a glimpse of his meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, EAM Jaishankar took to X and posted: “Good to see PM Albanese at CHOGM2026.”
The meeting comes amid sustained high-level engagements between the two countries aimed at further strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Last week, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles on the sidelines of the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in the Philippines to review defence cooperation, boost military interoperability, and address regional security challenges.
Rajnath emphasised the importance India places on its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Australia for a free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia from July 8 to 10 for the Australia-India Annual Leaders’ Summit in Melbourne.
