MELBOURNE: Australia and India will hold talks on counter-terrorism, cyber security and international crime cooperation in New Delhi during the ongoing official visit of Trade Minister and Attorney General.The discussions will be held during the official visit of Australian Attorney-General George Brandis who is in India along with Trade Minister Andrew Robb.Brandis is on official visit to India from October 25 to 29. He will be meeting key government counterparts besides participating in the Australia-India Leadership Dialogue."I will use the visit to engage on matters of national security and to encourage greater security and legal cooperation between Australia and India," Brandis said yesterday."India is a key international partner for Australia on counter-terrorism, cyber security and international crime cooperation," he said, adding that he will be discussing these issues with Indian side where the two sides will share experiences and responses to the evolving threats."I will provide an update on Australia's legislative reforms and deradicalisation programs and will be interested in hearing from my Indian colleagues about their response to this growing problem," Brandis said."It is important that we work together to mitigate the threat of foreign fighters and to counter violent extremism. Options for improving bilateral cooperation on countering violent extremism will be explored under the India-Australia Security Framework which was agreed to in 2014," he added.Brandis is also participating in the inaugural Australia- India Leadership Dialogue, a forum which will provide a platform for leaders from a range of sectors, including government, corporate and academia to come together to further develop the Australia-India bilateral relationship and to enhance the links between the two countries."My visit will also support efforts to enhance legal services access for Australian lawyers in India, which is an important area of discussion in the Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation negotiations," he said.Robb is set to advance the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement negotiations towards an early conclusion."We have made some good progress in recent months in advancing our mutual aim of concluding CECA negotiations. We are striving for a high quality agreement that will promote increased trade in goods and services as well as investment flows between our two countries. This will help support growth and innovation and importantly create new jobs opportunities for Australia," Robb said."India presents some enormous prospects for Australian exporters on account of a market of 1.2 billion people which includes a rising middle class. In particular, a broad range of our quality services have the scope to play a notable role in assisting India's economic transformation," Robb said."We can provide services directly as well as help build new capacity within the Indian economy to meet increasing demand," he said.The leadership dialogue brings together leaders from Australian and Indian business, government and civil society."The Leadership Dialogue is a concrete example of our work across the private and public sectors to expand and strengthen links between Australia and India," Robb said.During his visit to Chennai, the minister will promote Australia's world-class research, technology and innovative industries and highlight the expanded opportunities the CECA would offer for two-way trade and investment.Robb will also meet with senior investors and attend a concert by an internationally renowned Australian World Orchestra.India is Australia's 12th largest trading partner with a two-way trade worth around 15 billion Australian Dollars. It is also Australia's seventh largest export market."The fact our two-way trade with our biggest trading partner China is worth more than 150 billion dollars underscores the enormous growth potential in our economic relationship with India," Robb said.India is being seen as the next trade partner. The two way trade between the two sides stands at 15 billion dollars.