Indian PM aims to take relationship to ‘next level’ on Australia visit

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at the Sydney international airport (Dave Gray/Pool/AP)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for closer bilateral security ties in the face of China’s growing influence after arriving in Australia .

Mr Modi is the only one of the so-called Quad leaders to continue with the planned visit after US President Joe Biden – who has returned to Washington for talks on the country’s looming budget crisis – and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida withdrew following the G7 summit.