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Narendra Modi and Tony Abbott reveal new India-Australia military agreement ( Source- The Sydney Morning Herald)

Indian Prime Minister with his Australian Counterpart ( Image credits- Narendra Modi Official) Source- The Sydney Morning Herald Australia and India have entered a new era of security and military co-operation based on shared values and aimed at defending a rules-based international order. The Indian and Australian governments have now confirmed a Fairfax report this morning that prime ministers Narendra Modi and Tony Abbott quietly signed a sensitive and potentially transformative new framework agreement.  The confirmation came after China's President Xi Jinping had flown from Canberra to Tasmania.  "They have decided to establish the Framework for Security Cooperation to reflect the deepening and expanding security and defence engagement between India and Australia, and to intensify co-operation and consultation between Australia and India in areas of mutual interest," said India's Ministry of External Affairs, on its website. The framework