PM Modi on six-day tour of Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand from July 6

📌 Summary:

• PM Modi will visit Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand (July 6–11), signalling a focus shift to the eastern Indian Ocean and India's Act East engagement
• MEA framed the tour as building on recent visits to Mauritius and Seychelles and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi's New Delhi visit this week
• Bilaterals planned with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and NZ PM Christopher Luxon; diaspora outreach in each (Indonesia ~1.4 lakh, Australia ~9.7 lakh, NZ ~3 lakh people of Indian origin)
• Australia leg (3rd India-Australia Annual Summit, Melbourne): talks on critical minerals, cybersecurity, supply-chain resilience and emerging technologies; Australia is a Quad partner alongside India, Japan and the US
• Indonesia: collaboration on conservation of the Prambanan Temple (a UNESCO World Heritage site) in Yogyakarta; continuity from President Prabowo's 2025 Republic Day Chief Guest visit
• New Zealand: first visit by an Indian PM in 40 years, following an April 2026 India–NZ FTA; agenda covers trade, maritime security, education, technology
• Reinforces India's Indo-Pacific strategy and diversification of partnerships amid China's assertiveness

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 — India's Act East policy, Indo-Pacific strategy, Quad, and bilateral/economic diplomacy (FTAs, critical minerals)

📝 Prelims Facts:

• Quad members: India, Japan, USA, Australia
• Prambanan Temple (Indonesia) is a UNESCO World Heritage Hindu temple complex
• India–New Zealand FTA signed April 2026; first Indian PM visit to NZ in 40 years
• Indonesia's President is Prabowo Subianto

🔑 Key Term: Act East Policy — India's strategy (evolved from the 1990s Look East Policy) to deepen economic and strategic ties with Southeast Asia and the wider Indo-Pacific.