China has objected to the Malabar exercises in previous years.
The flow of Indian students to Australia is also fundamental to the relationship between the two countries and accounts for exports worth $4.2 billion a year, according to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in India in time for Holi, the Hindu spring festival.Credit:Getty
Albanese told university officials in Ahmedabad on Wednesday night the Australia–India Education Qualifications Recognition Mechanism would help students in both countries.
“This new mechanism means that if you’re an Indian student who’s studying – or about to study – in Australia, your hard-earned degree will be recognised when you return home.
“Or if you’re a member of Australia’s large Indian diaspora, you’ll be able to feel more confident that your Indian qualifications will be recognised in Australia.
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“It is the most comprehensive and ambitious arrangement agreed to by India with any country,” Albanese said.
“It paves the way for commercial opportunities for Australian education providers to offer innovative and more accessible education to Indian students.”
Universities Australia chief executive Catriona Jackson said more than 1.5 million Indians had gained Australian university degrees since 2005.
“We can build on this for the benefit of both nations,” she said in Ahmedabad.
About 130,000 students from India are studying in Australia, according to Universities Australia, and the total has recovered to the level it reached before the pandemic.
There is no public target for the intake over the next few years but the University of Melbourne is expanding its “blended” degrees with Indian counterparts and other Australian un ..
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