▁ling ual ▁and ▁sport ing ▁t ies . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁British ▁colon isation , ▁cr icket ▁has ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁strong ▁cultural ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁nations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁English ▁language . ▁Military ▁co operation ▁between ▁Australia ▁and ▁India ▁includes ▁the ▁regular ▁joint ▁naval ▁exercise ▁A US INDEX . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁colon isation ▁of ▁Australia , ▁there ▁is ▁evidence ▁of ▁ancient ▁migration ▁of ▁Indians ▁to ▁Australia ▁around ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁based ▁on ▁DNA ▁and ▁language ▁development ▁in ▁native ▁Indians ▁and ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁recent ▁study . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁ ▁The ▁t ies ▁between ▁Australia ▁and ▁India ▁started ▁immediately ▁following ▁European ▁settlement ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁On ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁pen al ▁col ony ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁all ▁trade ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁col ony ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁although ▁this ▁was ▁widely ▁fl out ed . ▁An ▁early ▁ship ▁built ▁in ▁India ▁from ▁Cal cut ta , ▁the ▁newly ▁renamed ▁Sydney ▁C ove ▁was ▁mar oon ed , ▁with ▁its ▁cargo ▁of ▁rum , ▁off ▁Tas mania , ▁and ▁the ▁crew ▁( including ▁ 1 2 ▁Indian ▁las c ars ) ▁made ▁a ▁journey ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁CE , ▁initially ▁row ing ▁a ▁long ▁boat , ▁and ▁then ▁a