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India's Narendra Modi charms Australia's Parliament as the two nations rebuild their relationship

arendra :Modi is offic ially tbe first Inclian Prime Ministe r to address the joint h ouses of .Australia n Parliament. O n 18 November at approxi mately 10.20 am, Modi rose to sh are his views on a wide rn nge o f topic s incl udiog the shared mi.Ji tar y history, democratic systems in the rwo countries, an d security in the region.

That it was a historic occasion was evident from the packed - totbe- rafters chambe r and tbe pin drop sile nc e as Mr Mocli spoke. In a most refreshing way, the Ind ian Prime Minister commenced his address as he did in Sydney the day before, with a special acknowledgetnenr of Incligenons Australi ans. Very early on, he made sure be bad the attentio n of hi s auclience by cleverly incorporati ng a new term in politic al parlance, o n e coi n ed by

Prime 1vlin.ister Tony Abbott onl y weeks ago. Modi had the House smiling when h e acknowledged their e ndura nce in hearing a third international leade r speak in as many d ays : "Maybe this i s Prime Nlinis rer Ab b ott's way of shirrfronting you," he suggested w ith a sm.ile.

The ir interest capmred, PM Modi went on co spea k about the common bond between the two countries which is etched deep into history. He spoke of the soldiers fro m both countries who d ied at Gallipoli; the architec t of Can berra, Walter Burley Gciffin, who lies buried in the old city o f Lucknow in India; and of Australian novelist and lawyer John Lang who foug h t the legal battle for Indian freedom fighter, the Queen of Jhansi, Rani Laxmi B'<li against the British East India Compan y in India's fitst War of Independence 150 years ago, and who n ow lies buried in Musso rie

Bnr wh at PM Modi highlighted was tbe princjple of democracy binding the two nations. ln a full frontal attack on China, whose Premier was still in Australia, Mocli said, "Today, as 1 stand in this cem p le of democracy, 1 consider natio n s such as ours co. be blessed, because democracy offers tbe best opportunity fot the human spirit to flourish , because we have the freedom to choose, the right to speak and t he power co remove - and, for us in politics, witl1 no optio n but to leave with gra ce."

Warming to the them e, Modi spoke abour the need for Australia and Inclia to work rogethe r to m aintain stability in the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean regions \-X1e lc o m .ing Australia's ro le in the prosper ity and security of this region, Modi further said, "\Ve should collaborate more o n maintain ing m ar itime secur ity. \Ve should work togetl1er on the seas a nd collabo rate in internationa.l forums And, we should work for a universal respect for international law and global nor m s." The message was clearly sent to China that tl1ey n eed to be aware of India's d esire for a pace with Australia and Japan co counter their growing naval strengtl1

W itl1 the security issue on the table, Mr 1vlodi then bui.l t a case for greater econom ic engagement between the two countries.

Dangling the carrot of India's gro\ving economic middl e dass, 1viodi urged Australia to en gage more w ith India. He said , "I see Australia as a major partner in every area of our na tio nal priority. In prov.icling skills and education to our youth; a roof over eve ry head and electricity in every household; the most affordable healthcare fo r the most difficult diseases; the next generation of infrastructure that does n or take a toll o n our e nv ironment; energy tlrnt does not cause our glacie r s to melt - clean coal and gas, renewable energy or fuel for nudea r power; cities d1at are sma r t , susta.inab.le and liveab le; villages d1at offer opportunities; agriculture th ar y ields more and farms tha t are better connected to markets; practices and techn ology time save water " He also pro m ised d1at "Australia will nor be at the periphery of our vision, but at th e centre of our thought. So, we stan d cogeth er at a moment of enormous opportunity and great respo n sib ili ty. 1 see a great future of partnership between Inclia and Australia an d, a sh ared co mm itment to reali se it."

Tbe message ,vas clear. Inclia seeks Australia's h elp to counter balance the growing influence of China in the region. At the same ti m e , India is open for business, something which PM To n y Abbot has himself said about Australia. It seems d1at both are singing from tbe saine hymn sheet. The r efe r enc e to cricket, but of course, found its way i nto Mr Modi's address to highlight t he shared passions as well as the spo r ting rivalry between the two nations.

As l\fr Mocli concluded wi th a simple "Thanks a lot", it was clea r th at a watersh ed m oment in the history of the t\Vo countries had occurred

Amitabh Mattoo

CEO ofAustralia India lnstftute at the University ofMelbourne

No o n e had imagined that Australia's relations with India would almost transform after just one v isi t. Prime Minister Modi took tbe Aus tralian East Coast by storm, from Brisbane to MeJbourne through Sydney and Can berra, and he struck a chord wherever he wen t. Prime M inister Modi wowed his audienc es with h is formal E n glish speeches as well as his masterl y Hindi oratory Bue i t was not symbolism_ a lo n e, this was o n e of the most substantial visits ever undertaken b y an Indian leader.

Clearly, there is today a clear convergence of values and interests b etween India and Australia in almost ever y spher e: economic and trade; security and geo -strategy ; and peop leto - people. Bue it required the statesman ship of Modi and th e bonding of Ton y A b bott and Modi to translate a potential partnership into a genuine fri end ship. This has h appe ned I was given the honour of moderating the CEOs rou nd table with Mr Mod i at Government House in Mel bou rne on 18 November Australia n businesses have, in the past, been bearish a nd cautious about In dia and found i t difficul t to work with India.

Not so on this o ccas ion The creme de la creme of Australian businesses were there including Andrew Mackenzie, CEO of the world's lar gest resource comp any, BHP Billiton; M ike Smith, CEO of ANZ Banking Group; Sam Walsh, CEO of Rio Tin to; Anthony Pra tt, CEO of Visy; and Gina Rinehart, CEO of Hancock Prospecting Limited. They were tremendously excited by Mr Modi and his vision for t he Indian economy.

J\,[r Pratt annou nced the setting up of a high level Leadership Dialogue between Australian and Indian business, p oli tical, and civil society lead ers. The Australia India Institute will run this dialogue.

Ancbo n y Pratt will be the founde r patron and Ross Fitzgerald o f V isy and l will co -chair th e dialogue. The Prime Minister blessed the d ialogue w hic h will take place annually beginning with Delhi next Octo b er.

All in all, we could uot have expected more fro m a vis it which h as, w ithout exaggeration, changed the course of Australia India relations, in every sen se of the word

Alex Hawke Federal Member far Mttche/l Chair ofthe India-Australia Parliamentary Network

I was extremely im pressed with the enthusiasm and admira tio n of the crowd at All p h o n es Are n a w h o came co see Prime i'vlinis cer Modi sp eak To have so many people attend an event for a world leader is truly exceptional. You woul dn 't get l was privileged co get co spend a few m oments in conversation with Prime l\1liniscer Modi. He is a really good person - ordinary, down to earth and without hubris. It was lovely co meet with him. The m ost important fa cet of t h is v isi t for both the Ind ian and Australia n governments is the demon stra ted commitment tO accele rating the pace o f our relationship. There ha s always been a fu ndamentally good relat ionship, w ith our shar ed language, history and strategic interests, but there's potentia l to go further. \}.7ith two n ew governments, and two new Prim e Nlinisters ;vho seem to lik e each ocher and get on well both personall y illld policically, it is time for an acce lerated relationshi p. Both gover nm ents are keen co sign a Free Trad e Agreem en t as so on as p ossible. There is su ch a good Indian diaspora community h e re, es p e cially where m y electorate is in Weste rn Sy dney. The communi ty is thriv ing. People are running grea t businesses, settling their fa milies here, and the Indian migrant story is overwhelmingly successful. It's a great s toryIndians are peacefu l, commercially successful and have great fam ily life here in Australia.

30,000 Brits celebra ting David Cameron i f he visited Sydney, so this demonstrates the Indian communi ty's respect for Mr Modi as a man o f great stamre.

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Amitabh Mattoo with PM Modi after the CEOs Roundtable; Above

Steve Waugh and cricket greats with PMs Tony Abbott and Narendra Modi

Steve Waugh

Former Australian cricket captain, 2 004 Australian of the Year, Officer of the Order ofAustralia

Prime Minister Modi is very positive, basically saying ' India is open fo r bus iness' It's the fastest growing eco.nomy in the world and I chink Australia would be mad n ot to do bus iness with India. We h ave a lot of similarities w hich are mentioned, a lot of similar interests, an d I don't think ,ve've don e enough in the past to build chose b r idges Cricket, is one commonality, obviously, but there's a lot of bus iness connections we sh ould foste r and Prime "/vlinister Modi certainly encouraged that coday.

I 'm launch ing a business today call ed Waugh Global Realty a nd I'll be looki ng co sell real esta te to NRis and also Iadians in India. I'm partnering up with some top devel o pers, so I'm starting a new bus in ess Bue Prime l\,finister Modi also spoke about education, sci enc e, agricul ture, i n frasrrucmre - there's a lot o f skills in A u stralia we can export ro India.

I think i t's a genuine war m th betwee n P rim e i\llinis ter Modi and Prime "/vliuister Abbott. We should strengthe n ties, perhap s more than we have,. I think Ton y Abbott realises we have a lot in com m o n , we can benefit a lot from the relationship with India, India can ben efit fro m a relatio n ship with us, and it's just smart business t ha twe're a ligning ourselves m ore closely

Gina Rinehart Chairwoman ofHancock Prospecting Group

It is such a n h onour co have your Prime l\1liniscer visiting us here i n Australia I am very taken with his qu ote, ·with hi s whole altitude, 'from red tape to red carpet' We have a loc to learn from your Prime Nliniscer and I hope our red carpet i s our co him

A lready som e of the steps that Prime l\i1inis ter Modi has taken make a lot of sens e. He's gone o u t there an d s aid he will be doing more for the mining industry to see it develop more in India I su spect chat means it w ill happen.

I think our Treasurer today in the earlier me etings expressed very well that he'd like to see a lot more happening between s m all business and medium b u siness as well W / e know about the big t hings, we know about L t P, we know about some of the commodities, but I think our Treasurer expressed very well that we should also see m ore happen between s mall to medium b u siness in Australia and small to medium business in India because there could be an enormous growth between tbe two.

Prim e Minister Abbott and Prime J'l'liniscer Modi seem very cl ose Th ere is a lot o f understanding, also, of course, sharing a democratic back groun d Th ere is an increasing Indian presence in Australia, there is increasing trade between our two countries. I hope, although it is alread y a warm relationship, chat it will get deeper at every level.