INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 10th July 2026

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INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 10th July 2026.

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1. India and Australia Deepen Strategic Partnership through Defence and Trade Agreements

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed multiple landmark agreements covering defence, maritime security, energy, critical minerals, cyber cooperation and trade. The two countries agreed to fast-track negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), operationalise the 2014 Civil Nuclear Agreement enabling uranium exports to India, and strengthen defence innovation and maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Both leaders reaffirmed commitment to a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific while opposing unilateral attempts to alter the status quo. The logic is that India's strategic interests require deeper partnerships with trusted democratic nations amid China's growing regional assertiveness and geopolitical instability in West Asia. The editorial stand views the India-Australia relationship as moving beyond trade into a comprehensive strategic partnership encompassing security, technology and supply chains. The gist is that stronger India-Australia cooperation contributes to regional stability, economic resilience and diversification of critical strategic partnerships.

2. Ethanol Blending: Gadkari Defends India's Biofuel Strategy