Indian prime minister Narendra Modi touches down in Sydney, Australia ahead of talks

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flown to Australia and received a rockstar welcome from the Indian community ahead of scheduled talks with Anthony Albanese.

Modi landed at Sydney airport on Monday evening, where he was greeted by Australia’s High Commissioner for India, Barry O’Farrell, and NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, the son of migrants from the Punjab region.

Photos show Mr Farrell and several diplomats welcoming India’s leader with the traditional Hindu greeting of ‘Namaste’.

Modi was warmly welcomed by several members of the Indian community on Monday night after landing in the country

He also greets several members of the Indian community who gave him a warm welcome.

Thousands of members of the Indian diaspora will gather for Prime Minister Modi’s tour of the harborside city.

Mr Modi will attend a community event at Qudos Bank Arena on Tuesday night.

Around 20,000 ecstatic supporters are expected, mostly from the Indian community.

It is clear that Mr Modi will revisit the steps taken during his last visit to Australia eight years ago at the event.

The Indian Australian Diaspora Foundation said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would also attend “a momentous occasion to strengthen bilateral relations.”

Talks between the two leaders are expected to focus on strengthening relations between the countries through defence, trade, renewable energy and business.

Mr Albanese is also under pressure to raise his human rights concerns with Mr Modi, who has been accused of restricting freedom of expression in India to protect his government from domestic criticism over its treatment of minorities .

Diplomats greet Indian Prime Minister Modi, including Australia’s High Commissioner for India Barry O’Farrell (left)

Mr Modi will attend a community event at Qudos Bank Arena on Tuesday night. About 20,000 people are expected, mainly from the Indian community

Mr Albanese said ahead of Mr Modi’s arrival that the visit would be an opportunity to have serious discussions about the Indo-Pacific.

“Australia and India share a commitment to a stable, safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” he said Monday.

‘Together we have an important role in supporting this vision. As friends and partners, the relationship between our countries has never been closer.

“I look forward to celebrating Australia’s vibrant Indian community with Prime Minister Modi in Sydney.”

During his two-day visit to the country, Mr Modi is expected to visit Indian businesses in western Sydney for the unveiling of a foundation stone at the entrance to ‘Little India’ in Harris Park.

One in three residents of Harris Park was born in India, 10 times the proportion in Greater Sydney or elsewhere in Australia, and the suburb is home to a bustling shopping and dining scene showcasing the best of the subcontinent.

It is clear that Prime Minister Modi will repeat the steps he took at the event during his last Australian visit eight years ago

Anthony Albanese (pictured) will hold talks with Mr Modi, who are expected to focus on strengthening relations between the countries through defence, trade, renewable energy and business

Mr Modi last visited the country in 2014.

His visit comes after the Quad leaders’ planned summit in Sydney this week was canceled after US President Joe Biden withdrew over domestic concerns surrounding the debt crisis.

Instead, the Quad leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan over the weekend.