Visit to Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand will further strengthen India's Act East Policy: PM
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- Modi announced a July 6-11, 2026 tour of Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand, saying it will strengthen India's Act East Policy, MAHASAGAR Vision (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security Across the Regions), and a free, open Indo-Pacific.
- The Indonesia leg (July 6-8) comes at Prabowo Subianto's invitation; Modi will visit Yogyakarta's Prambanan Temple complex with Prabowo — his first bilateral trip since the 2018 elevation to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
- In Melbourne, Modi will meet Anthony Albanese to advance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across defence and security, trade and investment, education, critical and emerging technologies, and sports.
- The Auckland leg follows Christopher Luxon's March 2025 visit to India and the two countries' signing of a Free Trade Agreement to deepen bilateral trade and commercial engagements.
- Modi will engage the Indian diaspora in all three countries, including a large New Zealand gathering of community members he said have 'excelled in all spheres of life.'
Why it matters: The tour packages three distinct bilateral tracks into one week: civilizational and strategic renewal with Indonesia (Prambanan with Prabowo, first bilateral since the 2018 elevation), Comprehensive Strategic Partnership deepening with Australia (defence, critical tech, sports), and trade consolidation with New Zealand via the newly signed FTA. For the three host governments, it operationalises India's MAHASAGAR security-and-growth vision across the eastern and southern Indian Ocean simultaneously.
