Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Australia’s Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ summit hosted by South Africa in Johannesburg and announced a new trilateral partnership on technology and innovation.
“We had a great meeting with Mr. Anthony Albanes, Prime Minister of Australia and Mr. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. We are delighted to announce today the Australia-Canada-India Partnership on Technology and Innovation (ACITI),” PM Modi said in a post at the X.
The prime minister said the initiative will deepen cooperation between democratic partners across three continents and three oceans in emerging technologies, promote diversification of supply chains, clean energy and mass adoption of artificial intelligence.
“We look forward to working together to ensure a better future for generations to come.”
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi also his British counterpart Kermer and UN Secretary General António Guterres.
“It was a wonderful meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Johannesburg. He has brought new energy to the India-UK partnership this year and we will continue to take it forward in many areas,” Modi said in a post on X.
The prime minister said he had a “very productive” conversation with UN chief Guterres.
Modi also met the Brazilian president and said, “It is always a pleasure to meet President Lula. India and Brazil will continue to work closely together to strengthen trade and cultural ties for the benefit of our people.”
Meanwhile, in a speech at the opening session of the G20 leaders’ meeting, the prime minister called for a thorough rethinking of the parameters of global development and proposed the creation of a G20 initiative to counter the nexus of drugs and terror and a global health team.
Modi proposed the creation of a global repository of traditional knowledge within the G20 framework to preserve ecologically balanced, culturally rich and socially cohesive ways of life.
“Now is the right time to reassess our parameters of development and focus on growth that is inclusive and sustainable. India’s civilizational values, especially the principle of integral humanism, offer a way forward,” Modi said at a session on “Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth That Leaves No One Behind.”
The Prime Minister said that to overcome the problem of drug trafficking, especially the proliferation of extremely dangerous substances like fentanyl, India is proposing a G20 initiative to combat the nexus of drugs and terror.
“Let’s weaken the wretched economy of drug terror,” he said.
“I have suggested several actions to realize our dream of inclusive growth. The first of these is to create a global repository of G20 traditional knowledge. India has a rich history in this regard. This will help us pass on our collective wisdom for further good health and well-being,” Modi said in a post on X.
