# Albanese credits PM Modi for expanding energy access, bats for stronger India-Australia ties

> Talking to former Australian PM Kevin Rudd on Sept 24 at an event organised by Asia Policy Institute in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings, Albanese said, “To give Prime Minister Modi credit, more people have been connected with access to energy in India under his reign than has occurred in any decade in any country or any region in human history.”

- Published: 2026-10-05T19:30:01.923Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T08:00:02.248Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Science and technology
- Involves: 73 UN member states, Anthony Albanese, Asia Policy Institute event in New York, Australia, Australia's offshore migration processing program, Brazil, China, Finland, Germany, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey, Graham Thom, India, John Howard, Julia Gillard, Labor Party government, Nauru

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- 2026-09-26T15:30:23.058Z - Times of India: [Albanese credits PM Modi for expanding energy access, bats for stronger India-Australia ties](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/albanese-credits-pm-modi-for-expanding-energy-access-bats-for-stronger-india-australia-ties/articleshow/134506583.cms)
- 2026-09-26T20:30:17.031Z - Times of India: [PM Modi gave energy access to more than anyone in history: Aus PM](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-gave-energy-access-to-more-than-anyone-in-history-aus-pm/articleshow/134510026.cms)
- 2026-10-05T19:30:01.923Z - DW Top Stories: [Australia's migrant policy using offshore processing centers offers lessons for EU and US](https://www.dw.com/en/australias-migrant-policy-offers-lessons-for-eu-and-us/a-79388096?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)

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