Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Australia‑Canada‑India Technology and Innovation Partnership after meeting Australia’s Anthony Albanese and Canada’s Mark Carney on the G20 sidelines.
- Modi said ACITI targets collaboration on emerging technologies, mass adoption of AI, clean energy, and diversification of supply chains across three continents.
- Initial reports describe the move as a notable engagement with Canada given recent bilateral strains and a shifting geopolitical environment under US President Donald Trump, according to News18.
- Neither governance structures nor funding, timelines, or project lists have been disclosed, indicating the partnership is at a political commitment stage.
- At the summit, Modi also proposed a G20 Initiative on Countering the Drug–Terror Nexus and a Global Traditional Knowledge Repository, while holding separate meetings with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres, and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.