New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- Indian, Australia, and Canada on Saturday announced a trilateral technology and innovation partnership after Prime Ministers Antony Albanese, Mark Carney and Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit at Johannesburg in South Africa. The partnership will boost cooperation in key areas including emerging technologies, clean energy and building resilient supply chains, Modi said after the meeting. "We are delighted to announce an Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership today. 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," Modi wrote on X. In a joint statement released on Saturday, the three countries agreed to strengthen their ambition in cooperation on critical and emerging technologies, to complement existing bilateral initiatives. "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. It will deepen their respective ambition and strategic collaboration towards net zero and drive further diversification of supply chains towards a secure, sustainable, and resilient future," the statement said. The three sides also agreed that officials should convene in the first quarter of 2026 to take the initiative forward. The Canadian PMO's statement added that the initiative will "examine the development and mass adoption of AI to improve the lives of our citizens." The ambitious partnership is yet another sign of the revival of relations between India and Canada after Carney assumed charge as PM this year. He is also expected to hold a bilateral with Modi on Sunday, Modi held a bilateral meeting with Albanese on Friday when the two leaders committed to strengthen the global fight against terrorism and discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation across a range of areas including defence and security, trade and energy.htc...