PM Modi to hold delegation-level talks with Australian PM

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today in New Delhi; Cooperation in renewable energy, clean coal and bio-fuels to be high on the agenda.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrived in New Delhi on Sunday evening on a four-day visit to India.

Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy received him at Palam Airport. Co-operation in renewable energy, clean coal and bio-fuels is high on the agenda of the visit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold delegation-level talks with the visiting dignitary today, during which they will discuss the entire gamut of bilateral relations. A number of MoUs and agreements are also to be firmed up in the areas of Security, Environment, Sports, Science and Technology and Health.

A high-powered delegation from the education sector is accompanying Turnbull. This is the first visit of Malcolm Turnbull to India.