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Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Chief of the Naval Staff, began an official visit to Australia and New Zealand on 9 September 2026 to strengthen the Indian Navy's bilateral cooperation with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy. The Australia leg builds on the Third India-Australia Annual Summit held in July 2026 and the Second India-Australia Defence Ministers' Dialogue held in June 2026, with discussions covering maritime capabilities, emerging technologies and professional military education. The New Zealand leg follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's July 2026 visit, during which India and New Zealand elevated their relationship to a Strategic Partnership, and comes in the backdrop of a recently concluded Maritime Cooperation Arrangement between the two countries' navies.