First India-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Secretaries' Dialogue

The first India-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Secretaries' Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 12 December 2017, hosted by Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra of India with Secretary Frances Adamson of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Secretary Greg Moriarty of the Department of Defence of Australia. This was an important opportunity to deepen coordination and discuss strategic opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region, and to build a still closer partnership following the strong gains of recent years.