India, Oct. 11 -- Underlining robust ties between the two countries, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said invited Australian business community to invest, collaborate and innovate in India.

He urged them to seize this moment to build a partnership that is not only economically beneficial but also strategically transformative.

The Defence Minister said bilateral relationship rests on three essential pillars including a forward-looking Government-to-Government collaboration, people-to-people connect and convergence of business interests.

Making this assertion while addressing the maiden India-Australia Defence Industry Business Round Table in Sydney, he also reaffirmed the growing synergy between the two nations across strategic...