Sydney, Oct. 8 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Sydney on Wednesday, marking the start of his official visit to Australia aimed at deepening defence and strategic cooperation between the two nations.

He was received at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport by India's High Commissioner to Australia, Gopal Baglay, along with the other senior officials.

India and Australia are expected to sign important agreements during this visit. These include a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on submarine search and rescue cooperation to be signed by India's Vice Chief of Naval Staff and Australia's Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (TBC).

Another agreement is the Terms of Reference for Joint Staff Talks, to be signed by In...