PM Modi, Australian PM Anthony Albanese watch India-Australia Test match today

Albanese, who is on an official visit to India till March 11, arrived at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad yesterday and was welcomed by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. This will be the fourth meeting between PM Modi and Albanese since the latter took charge as Australian Prime Minister in May 2022.

Albanese Wednesday announced that Australia and India had finalised the Australia-India Education Qualification Recognition Mechanism. He made the announcement at a programme where it was officially announced that Australia’s Deakin University would set up an international campus at GIFT City in Gandhinagar. He also announced the launch of a new scholarship — Maitri — for Indian students to study in Australia for up to four years.

@Deakin University will also become the first foreign university approved to open a campus in India – with more Australian universities hoping to join them.

This is an exciting beginning for stronger educational, commercial and cultural relationships. pic.twitter.com/pO4DMcHILK

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) March 8, 2023

Albanese Wednesday visited Sabarmati Ashram, the former home of Mahatma Gandhi which also served as one of the main centres of India’s freedom struggle. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the Ashram tour. Albanese later celebrated Holi at Raj Bhavan in the state capital Gandhinagar. The event was organised by the Governor in honour of the visiting dignitary and his delegation. Artists from different states, including Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, performed traditional dance forms at the event.

No matter what your faith is or where you’ve come from—we celebrate and value what unites us. pic.twitter.com/wcowVPm4LW

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) March 8, 2023