Australian PM invited as chief guest at 2020 Raisina Dialogue

NEW DELHI: Australian PM Scott Morrison will be the Chief Guest at the 2020 Raisina Dialogue, India’s premier Dialogue on foreign policy and strategic affairs.

“India is a great success story of our region. A land of durable institutions and shared values. A natural partner for Australia. So I am honoured to accept the invitation of my friend Prime Minister Modi to visit India in January, including to deliver the inaugural address at the Raisina Dialogue,” Morrison said at the Lowy Lecture in Australia

“The visit will be accompanied by a business delegation that I have invited Ashok Jacob, Chair of the Australia-India Council Board, to lead. This will bring Government and business together to pursue our India Economic Strategy that has captured the attention of our Indian partners and must now be realised. My visit will be another step in cementing India in the top tier of Australia’s partnerships,” Morrison noted.


Raisina Dialogue is jointly organised by MEA and premier think tank Observer Research Foundation.

Australia is a key partner for India in its Indo-Pacific strategy. “We are an Indo-Pacific nation.
We are playing our part to build a secure, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific of independent, sovereign and resilient states. We have started with our Pacific Step-Up...ASEAN is at the core of our conception of the Indo-Pacific,announced Morrison.

“Know where we live and work to promote stability, prosperity and engagement in our region by championing the common interest of sovereignty and independence as the natural antidote to any possible threat of regional hegemony. And maintain our unique relationships with the United States - our most important ally - and China - our comprehensive strategic partner - in good order, by rejecting the binary narrative of their strategic competition and instead valuing and nurturing the unconflicted benefit of our close association,” Morrison pointed out.