Australian PM In India For Talks To Strengthen Cooperative Relationship

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, left, shakes hands with India’s Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, at the latter’s residence before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. India and Australia began talks Wednesday to strengthen economic and strategic ties and explore cooperation in civilian nuclear energy. <AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi>

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, left, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after a meeting in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. India and Australia agreed Wednesday to begin negotiations on civil nuclear energy cooperation that would eventually allow the export of Australian uranium to the energy starved South Asian nation. <AP Photo/Manish Swarup>

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