PM TONY ABBOTT CALLS FOR STRONGER TIES WITH INDIA

He said Trump is disrupting the status quo while preserving alliances, prioritizing China's economic challenge.

- TIKAM SHARMA

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott addressed the Russia-Ukraine and Gaza wars during his keynote speech at NXT Forum 2025, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. He emphasized the importance of global collaboration for a better future and highlighted the growing strength of the Australia-India relationship, attributing its deepening ties to strong leadership.

Abbott stated that the war in Ukraine might soon conclude, albeit with Russian aggression being rewarded. Similarly, the conflict in Gaza could subside while Hamas, a terrorist organization, remains intact. Meanwhile, China, as India is acutely aware, continues to escalate its belligerence, particularly against Taiwan—a practically independent, democratic, and free state. The alliance of convenience between authoritarian regimes such as China, Russia, Iran, and other communist, militarist, and Islamist dictatorships stands in contrast to the fractured and uncertain stance of free nations.