Australia, India to seek closer economic ties, critical minerals cooperation

SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Narendra Modi, his Indian counterpart, in Sydney on Wednesday to discuss regional security and economic ties and signed a migration deal to boost Indian student and business travel to Australia. Modi is visiting Australia for the first time since 2014, and two months after Albanese travelled to India. India and Australia are members of the Quad group of nations, which also includes Japan and the United States. Modi continued with his visit to Sydney after a Quad leaders meeting in the city was cancelled when U.S. President Joe Biden…