Migrants will take India-Australia ties beyond commonwealth, cricket and curry in future: Professor Pradeep Taneja

Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi acknowledges his supporters at the Allphones Arena Olympic park in Sydney on 17 November 2014.

Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi acknowledges his supporters at the Allphones Arena Olympic park in Sydney on 17 November 2014. Source: SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images

Professor Pradeep Taneja, Academic Fellow at Australia India Institute and Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, says the 700,00-strong Indian diaspora will play a crucial role in strengthening ties between Indian and Australia in future. Professor Taneja explains the current Australia-India relations after Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Thursday announced $36 million for expanding Australia's diplomatic presence in India's southern city of Bengaluru.


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