Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation on Monday with Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia.
The two leaders discussed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the domestic response strategies being adopted by their respective governments.
They agreed on the importance of bilateral experience-sharing in the context of this health crisis, including through collaborative research efforts.
Prime Minister conveyed that Government of India stands ready to provide necessary facilitation and support to any Australian citizens stranded in India due to travel restrictions.
Prime Minister Morrison similarly assured that the Indian community in Australia, including Indian students, would continue to be valued as a vibrant part of Australian society.
Both leaders agreed to remain attentive to the wider significance of the India-Australia partnership, including in the Indo-Pacific region, even as they focus on solving the present health crisis.
In the meantime, Scott Morrison has recorded the highest approval ratings for a national leader in more than a decade as he steers a path through the coronavirus pandemic, according to Newspoll.
The prime minister has the highest satisfaction rating since Kevin Rudd at the height of the global financial crisis in 2009, the poll for The Australian shows.
Mr Morrison leads Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese by 53 to 29 as the preferred prime minister.
The government has also returned to a dominant electoral position, rising two points to 42 per cent in the primary vote to Labor’s 34 and leading Labor 51 to 49 on a two-party preferred basis.The poll found wide support for the JobKeeper program, with 90 per cent of Coalition voters backing it, followed by 88 per cent of Greens voters and 84 per cent of Labor supporters.
Satisfaction with the federal and state governments’ economic response to the crisis rose from 33 per cent to 47 per cent.
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