▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁relations ▁India ▁first ▁established ▁a ▁Trade ▁Office ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁High ▁Commission er ▁in ▁the ▁emb ass y ▁at ▁Can ber ra ▁and ▁Cons ulate ▁gener als ▁in ▁[[ S yd ney ]), Per th ▁and ▁Melbourne . ▁Australia ▁has ▁a ▁High ▁Commission ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi , ▁India ▁and ▁Cons ul ates ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁and ▁Chen na i . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁Cons ulate - General ▁in ▁Kol k ata ▁would ▁be ▁established ▁particularly ▁to ▁encou rage ▁business ▁with ▁India ' s ▁growing ▁min ing ▁sector . ▁ ▁Besides ▁both ▁being ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Nations , ▁both ▁nations ▁are ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁regional ▁organis ations ▁including ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁R im ▁Association ▁for ▁Regional ▁Co operation ▁and ▁A SE AN ▁Regional ▁forum . ▁ ▁Australia ▁has ▁tradition ally ▁supported ▁India ' s ▁position ▁on ▁Ar un ach al ▁Pr adesh , ▁which ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁diplom atic ▁disput es ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁The ▁Sydney ▁Hil ton ▁Hotel ▁bomb ing , ▁a ▁bot ched ▁attempt ▁to ▁alleg edly ▁assass inate ▁the ▁Indian ▁prime ▁minister ▁at ▁a ▁Commonwealth ▁He ads ▁of ▁Government ▁Me eting ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁received ▁significant ▁attention ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Although ▁Australia ▁and ▁India ▁sometimes ▁had ▁diver