India is clearly the natural leader in the region in terms of the vision the Quad signs up to in the Indo-Pacific region, and the multi-nation defence exercise, MILAN, held in Vishakapatnam demonstrates the cooperation across countries in the Indo-Pacific, Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell said.

“The exercise Milan where 14 countries, including Australia, took part, demonstrates the co-operation across countries in the Indo-Pacific to secure a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

In terms of the vision the Quad signs up to with relation to the Indo-Pacific, India is clearly the natural leader in the region.

The good news is that all four countries [India, Australia, USA and Japan] are working together, whether it is on vaccine rollout, disaster

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