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This paper argues that Australia and India must not squander the chance to build a strategic partnership. The author finds that recent bilateral difficulties, such as over student welfare, have at least focused high-level attention on the relationship. He suggests that a security declaration would be a positive step, but would need to be more than rhetoric, and include practical ideas for defence, intelligence and diplomatic cooperation to meet common challenges. Also, the uranium export question has not gone away, the author states.