Australia is eyeing India’s burgeoning center class to assist offset the financial harm wrought to a few of its main exports by the dual headwinds of Covid-19 and heavy restrictions imposed by its greatest commerce companion, China.

With a middle-to-high revenue inhabitants of about 85 million individuals, in response to Pew Research — roughly 3 times Australia’s whole inhabitants — it’s seen as a primary goal for sectors from schooling, to wine and tourism, all of which have been hit badly by the pandemic and worsening relations with China.