PM Modi meets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canada’s Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on November 22, 2025. Photo: Special Arrangement
A new trilateral technology and innovation partnership was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (November 22, 2025) after a meeting with his Australian and Canadian counterparts on the sidelines of the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg.
“We are delighted to announce an Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership today,” Mr. Modi said in a social media post after meeting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canada’s Mark Carney.
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“The initiative will deepen collaboration between democratic partners across three continents and three oceans in emerging technologies, support diversification of supply chains, clean energy and mass adoption of AI,” he said.
Separately, Mr. Modi on Saturday (November 22) met his British counterpart Keir Starmer and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
“It was wonderful meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Johannesburg. This year has brought new energy to the India–UK partnership and we will keep driving it forward across many domains,” Mr. Modi said in a post on X.
The Prime Minister said he had a “very productive” conversation with UN chief Guterres.
Addressing the opening session of the G-20 Leaders’ Meeting, Mr. Modi called for a profound rethink of the global development parameters and proposed setting up of a G-20 initiative to counter the drug-terror nexus and a global healthcare response team.
Published – November 22, 2025 07:30 pm IST
