HCL Tech announces plans to acquire Australia’s DWS Ltd
The acquisition will enhance HCL's contribution to digital initiatives in Australia and New Zealand.
India-Australia are the architects of a new World Order
From highly social beings, to a ‘social-distanced’ society and then insulated economies, it is up to countries like India and Australia to keep globalisation cooperation alive.
India-Japan-Australia supply chain plan to check China’s dominance
In an initiative to attract companies leaving China and to provide the world with an alternative to over-dependence on one country, New Delhi, Tokyo and Canberra are considering a deal that could change the paradigm of global trade for decades to come.
India is the new go-to entity in the Indo-Pacific
France has described India as its foremost strategic partner in Asia. Germany has included the word ‘Indo’ in its regional strategic doctrine for the first time. And India, Australia and France have held their first trilateral dialogue on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. All these unrelated developments point to one geo-strategic conclusion: That the world’s big democracies are shoring up their defences against the new hegemon that is threatening the global order.
Sterling and Wilson Solar wins $A525 million project in Australia
Shapoorji Pallonji group company Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd has won a $A525 million, as well a 20-year, roughly $A85 million Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contract for a solar project in Australia.
India asserts itself in the Asia Pacific
An assertive India has initiated building a security alliance with Australia and Indonesia and a parallel economic supply chain with Australia and Japan. It wants to be more active in shaping the Asia pacific region.
Cyient to acquire Australia’s IG Partners, strengthen capabilities in energy and mining sectors
Engineering and digital technology solutions company Cyient is set to acquire specialist Australian consulting firm IG Partners to expand its end-to-end offerings for the local and regional resources sector.
Critical minerals, strategic ties to take India-Australia relationship forward
Australia has several critical minerals such as cobalt and lithium while India has proven manufacturing prowess. If the two countries combine these strengths, they can produce cutting edge products for the world market.
Australia can bring a depth of experience to Indian mineral mining sector
Dr Vanessa Guthrie, Non-Executive Director, Australia – India Council, welcomes the Indian government’s recent reforms in the mineral mining sector while highlighting the key areas in the sector where India and Australia can work together post Covid-19 pandemic.
Modi, Morrison close ranks against Chinese antics
A pact to allow Indian and Australian militaries to use each other’s bases, upgrading the 2 + 2 dialogue to the level of ministers and a joint call to promote peace, security and stability in the Indo-Pacific signal a new determination in New Delhi and Canberra to deepen bilateral engagement and present a common front against a rising hegemon.