Archive · 8 Aug 2025
India-Australia 2+2 Meeting Planned for Next Month
India's top ministers for defense and foreign affairs are going to Australia next month to talk with their Australian friends.
They will have separate meetings and a combined one.
This is a special type of meeting called a 2+2.
India does these with only a few countries like the USA.
They will likely talk about working together and also about China.
They already have a deal where each country can use the others' airports for special planes.
India's Defence and External Affairs Ministers to hold 2+2 talks in Australia next month.
The meeting involves Rajnath Singh and S. Jaishankar meeting with their Australian counterparts.
No similar meeting is planned with the United States at this time.
Australia is one of several countries with which India holds 2+2 meetings.
Discussions will likely cover bilateral cooperation and regional issues, including China.
- Who
- Rajnath Singh, S. Jaishankar, Richard Marles, and Penny Wong.
- What
- 2+2 meeting between Indian and Australian ministers.
- When
- Next month.
- Where
- Australia.
- Why
- To discuss bilateral cooperation and other issues.
- Meeting Type
- 2+2
- Participants
- Indian and Australian Defence and Foreign Ministers
- Frequency
- Every two years
- Previous Meetings
- 2021, 2023
- Australian Defence Minister
- Richard Marles
- Australian Foreign Minister
- Penny Wong