As the ECTA agreement finally comes into force, both countries are optimistic about its potential to bolster Australia-India ties and bring about mutual benefit, writes Biswajit Dhar (JNU).
Shiro Armstrong is Director of the Australia–Japan Research Centre and the Asian Bureau of Economic Research at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and is Editor of the East Asia Forum.
China’s envoy at its consulate in Perth visited the world’s largest exporter of Australian rock lobsters after reports an unofficial ban on coal will be lifted amid an easing of tensions between Canberra and Beijing.