PM Modi addressing the Australian Parliament in Canberra (Associated Press)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Fiji after concluding his five-day visit to Australia during which he attended the G-20 Summit and held talks with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott.
PM Modi left for Fiji's capital Suva on a special Indian Air Force plane. He will hold talks with his Fijian counterpart Frank Bainimarama on Wednesday.
PM Modi is the first Indian premier to visit the Pacific country after Indira Gandhi who had come here in 1981.
Out of the 849,000 population in Fiji, 37 per cent people are of Indian origin. Many Indians arrived in Fiji as indentured labour in the 19th century.
During his talks with Mr Abbott, India and Australia agreed on a landmark framework for security cooperation across the spectrum in defence, cyber and maritime security and combating terrorism, including the threats posed by foreign fighters joining extremists groups.
The two countries also decided to conclude a long-pending Free Trade pact by the end of next year and an "early closure" of the civilian nuclear deal that will facilitate uranium imports to India.
In a joint statement issued at the end of PM Modi's visit, the two countries committed themselves to working together to combat terrorism and transnational crimes. PM Modi also addressed the Australian Parliament in Canberra.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister was accorded a warm welcome by Indian community in the country.