During his visit, Antony would meet his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith later today in Perth.
According to official sources, the two are scheduled to meet for a short duration this afternoon following Antony's arrival.
A series of meeting have also been lined up for the two leaders along with other officials of the two sides tomorrow in Canberra. Details of the meetings have not been divulged.
His visit comes days after Australian government released a defence white paper recently which noted that, "India is emerging as an important strategic, diplomatic and economic actor, 'looking east,' and becoming more engaged in regional frameworks."
During Antony's visit to Singapore, the two countries reaffirmed their strong and long-standing defence ties as they renewed a bilateral agreement for the conduct of joint army training and exercises for another five years.
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