"His personal commitment and leadership in strengthening bilateral defence cooperation has emerged as an important pillar of our Comprehensive Strategic partnership. India thanks Australia for its unequivocal support to India’s resolute response against barbaric act of terror in Pahalgam", Rajnath Singh wrote on X

In a post on X, the Ministry of Defence said, "Australian Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence Mr Richard Marles visited the National War Memorial in New Delhi and laid a wreath in solemn tribute to India's fallen heroes. The gesture underscores the shared respect, sacrifice, and growing defence cooperation between India and Australia"

The Deputy Prime Minister will meet leaders and counterparts in the South and Southeast Asia as part of the Government's commitment to deepening diplomatic and defence partnerships in the Indo-Pacific

Marles is travelling to the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia from June 2-5 for high-level meetings, as per the Australian Defence Government release

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh were present during a ceremonial reception of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Australia Richard Marles at the Manekshaw Centre, in New Delhi