Sydney, Oct. 10 -- Australia's Assistant Minister for Defence Peter Khalil MP described India as a "trusted and indispensable partner" while co-chairing the India-Australia Defence Industry Round Table with India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Sydney.

Khalil said the forum was part of the Australian Government's new roadmap for economic and strategic engagement with India, aimed at building stronger human, economic, and defence partnerships.

"Our defence cooperation is broad and deep we train together, plan together, and build capability together," he said.

Referring to India's participation in Exercise earlier this year, Khalil said it reflected the growing strategic convergence between the two nations. He added that the first De...