On September 5, 2014 India and Australia inked civil nuclear agreement that will allow Australia to export uranium to India.

India and Australia also signed three more pacts on sports, water resource management and technical and vocational educational training.

The MoU on Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy will promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and recognise India's commitment and use of nuclear energy with a view to achieving sustainable development and strengthening energy security

The nuclear pact, under discussion since 2012, was signed after conclusion of delegation-level talks between PM Modi with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott

Abbott is the first dignitary to visit India on a bilateral engagement after the new government took over

A change of policy by Australia, which holds one-third of the world's recoverable uranium, facilitated the pact as Canberra did not supply the fuel to countries not signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Addressing a joint press conference, Australian PM Tony Abbot said..India has an impeccable non-proliferation record and has been a model international citizen. Australia trusts India to do the right thing in this area.”

The second MoU signed is on cooperation in sport, and the agreement is aimed to promote exchange of programmes, experience, skills, techniques and knowledge in the field of sports

Another MOU is on cooperation in the field of water resources management and will promote sharing of policy and technical experiences in water resources

The two sides also inked an MoU on Cooperation in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

India and Australia also decided to hold their first-ever bilateral naval exercise next year.

India has held trilateral naval exercises with Australia and Japan in 2007 and earlier this year.