India, Australia, Canada Enter a Trilateral Tech Partnership on Green Energy, AI
New Delhi: India, Australia and Canada have announced a new trilateral technology partnership that aims to deepen cooperation on green energy, critical minerals and artificial intelligence.
A joint statement issued on Saturday said the arrangement would be known as the Australia Canada India Technology and Innovation Partnership (ACITI). The announcement followed a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa between India’s Narendra Modi, Australia’s Anthony Albanese and Canada’s Mark Carney.
"The initiative will draw on the natural strengths of the three countries and have an emphasis on green energy innovation and building resilient supply chains, including in critical minerals," the joint release said.
According to the statement, the collaboration will focus on strengthening efforts toward net zero emissions while diversifying supply chains to create a more secure, sustainable and resilient future. Critical minerals, which are essential for clean energy technologies and advanced manufacturing, will be a key component of the supply chain cooperation.
"The partnership will also examine the development and mass adoption of artificial intelligence to improve the lives of our citizens," the statement said.
This marks the second meeting this year between Modi and Carney, as both sides look to stabilise relations after a two-year diplomatic freeze that followed Ottawa’s allegations that Indian agents were behind the murder of a Canadian citizen.
The three prime ministers agreed that officials should convene in the first quarter of 2026 to advance the initiative.
India had earlier invited the Canadian prime minister to the AI summit scheduled for early next year during the visit of Foreign Minister Anita Anand to New Delhi in October.
Meanwhile, Albanese told reporters he was “hopeful there will be a meeting in the first quarter of next year” in India of the Quad involving the United States, Japan, India and Australia. India had originally expected to host the summit in 2025 and Modi had invited Trump during his visit to Washington in February. However, there has been no recent sign from the United States about whether the Trump administration views the grouping as a priority.
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