File photo of PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Myanmar this morning, from where he will go to Australia and then visit Fiji on his way back home. As he flew out, he has again invited people to share "thoughts and ideas" on his Australia trip.
The PM has also tweeted the web address for a page on his website which will carry updates about his visit. "Do keep sharing thoughts & ideas for the visit. Here is a great place to keep updated on the visit:
http://international.narendramodi.in/australia_home," the Prime Minister said.
During his 10-day foreign tour, PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Canberra after the annual summit of the Group of 20 of the world's biggest developed and emerging economies. The two-day G20 summit will be held in Brisbane from November 15.
Mr Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Australia since Rajiv Gandhi did in 1986.
He will also be the first Indian premier to visit the south Pacific island nation of Fiji after 33 years; Indira Gandhi had last visited in 1981.
In Myanmar, PM Modi will attend the ASEAN-India summit and the East Asia Summit on Wednesday and Thursday.
From there, he will go to Brisbane for the G-20 summit and then proceed to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne during the course of his bilateral visit from November 16 to 18.
At the key multilateral summits, India is expected to push for steps to create more jobs and improve the world economy.
Apart from his talks with Mr Abbott, PM Modi will also address a joint sitting of the Federal Parliament in Canberra.
Mr Abbott will host a reception for Mr Modi at the iconic 161-year-old Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
In Sydney, the Indian Australian community has planned a grand reception at the Olympic park, expected to be attended by over 27,000 people.
During his three-nation tour, PM Modi would be meeting more than 40 leaders, including around 20 bilateral meetings with the leaders of China, Germany, Britain and South Korea.