Modi Announces Australia-Canada-India Tech Alliance, Calls for Global Rethink on Development Goals

Johannesburg, November 22 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a major trilateral technology partnership involving India, Australia and Canada, aimed at boosting cooperation in emerging technologies, clean energy and artificial intelligence.

The new framework, titled the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership, was announced after Modi’s meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.

Modi shared details of the initiative on X, describing it as a collaboration that will unite democratic partners across three continents and strengthen supply-chain diversification while accelerating innovation in critical technologies. He said the partnership would pave the way for future-focused cooperation and ensure long-term benefits for younger generations.

The prime minister also emphasised the need to reassess global development standards, especially with Africa hosting the G20 Summit for the first time. He noted that India’s civilisational philosophy, particularly the idea of Integral Humanism, offers a guiding framework for inclusive and sustainable growth.

During the opening session of the summit, Modi proposed the establishment of a G20 Global Traditional Knowledge Repository to preserve and promote shared human wisdom rooted in balanced living and cultural heritage. According to him, such a repository would strengthen global health and well-being.

Underscoring Africa’s importance in global progress, Modi praised the continent’s growing role and recalled India’s contribution in securing permanent membership for the African Union during its G20 presidency. He further announced the G20-Africa Skills Multiplier Initiative, aimed at training one million certified professionals in the next ten years to support Africa’s development.

Modi reiterated that India has consistently stood by Africa and believes that global growth would be incomplete without Africa’s advancement.