'Boost To India's Clean Energy Goals': PM Modi Says Australia To Supply Uranium To India

India-Australia Ties: In a major boost to India’s clean energy goals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that Australia will supply uranium to India after the two countries signed a key agreement in the field of nuclear energy.

While addressing a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Melbourne, PM Modi said that the nuclear energy agreement would give new momentum to New Delhi’s clean energy goals.”

“Australia will supply uranium to India. We have signed an important agreement in the field of nuclear energy. It will give new momentum to our clean energy goals,” the Prime Minister said.

#WATCH | Melbourne | Addressing the joint press meet with PM Albanese, PM Modi says, “India and Australia are

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PM Modi said that India and Australia, as “two vibrant democracies, multicultural societies and important ocean powers,” share a common worldview that continues to strengthen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. He said the third annual summit had added new dimensions to bilateral ties.

Confirming the uranium agreement, Albanese said the two countries had signed an arrangement to enable uranium exports to India for peaceful purposes under the 2015 Australia-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement.

The Prime Minister also announced that the two countries had decided to work towards a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which he described as a balanced, ambitious and mutually beneficial pact. He also said both sides would move forward on a bilateral investment treaty to deepen economic engagement. PM Modi said India and Australia would work together on a Critical Minerals Corridor to strengthen resilient supply chains and support the clean energy transition. He also announced the creation of an India-Australia Defence Innovation Corridor to deepen collaboration in defence technology.

The two countries also unveiled a joint declaration on defence and security cooperation, a maritime security collaboration roadmap, and a new partnership on cyber security, critical technologies and supply chains.

Albanese described India as one of Australia’s most important strategic partners and said the relationship had “never been more consequential.”

“We share a focus on deepening and diversifying the relationship between our countries so we can continue to grow from strength to strength. Today, we have done exactly that across the breadth of our relationship. With new landmark agreements, we are expanding our relationship across defence and security, education, science and technology, and energy security and critical minerals,” he said.

#WATCH | Melbourne | In joint press conference with PM Modi, Australian PM Anthony Albanese says, “Six years into our comprehensive strategic partnership, Australia’s relationship with India has never been more consequential than it is today.Our partnership has never been… pic.twitter.com/c3EbbAxYSg

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The leaders also endorsed a trilateral technology partnership involving Australia, India and Canada, while Australia agreed to commission a temporary space tracking terminal on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands to support India’s Gaganyaan programme.

The agreements come as both countries seek to strengthen cooperation in clean energy, critical minerals, defence, technology and Indo-Pacific security, with the two leaders reaffirming their commitment to a stable, secure and prosperous region.

(With inputs from agencies)