India and Australia Bilateral Virtual Summit 2020
India and Australia virtual leader’s summit was held between Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison. The main idea behind this summit was to further strengthen the bilateral ties in areas like healthcare, trade and defence.
- It is PM Narendra Modi’s first virtual bilateral summit, while Australia has held such a summit with Singapore in March, 2020.
- This meet was decided when Australian PM Scott Morrison visited India which was in the pipeline (first during January 13-16 and later in May).
There are 7 Agreements were Signed,
- Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber-Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation
External Affairs Minister of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne signed the 4-year $12.7 million Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership.
- Under this arrangement, Australia and India will work together to promote and preserve an open, free, safe and secure Internet, enhance digital trade, harness critical technology opportunities and address cyber security challenges.
- This Framework on Cyber and Cyber‑Enabled Critical Technologies Cooperation will create a research and development fund for Indian and Australian businesses and researchers in order to improve their cyber resilience.
2. MOU on Cooperation in the Field of Mining and Processing of Critical and Strategic Minerals
India and Australia have expanded their existing resource partnership by signing a MoU on cooperation in the field of mining and processing of Critical and Strategic minerals.
3. MoU Arrangement Concerning Mutual Logistics Support (MLSA)
Canberra, Australia and New Delhi, India signed Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) to increase military inter-operability through defence exercises between the two countries. Means, this agreement enables both nations to access military bases for logistics support.
4. MoU on Defence Cooperation; Australia to support India’s membership for NSG
India and Australia inked a MoU on Defence Cooperation which provides a framework for growing collaboration between the defence science and technology research organisations of both countries.
- Australia expressed its strong support for India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
5. MoU on Co-operation in the field of Public Administration and Governance Reforms
India and Australia have committed to working together in the field of public administration to exchange knowledge in areas of mutual interest through an MoU on Co-operation in the field of Public Administration and Governance Reforms.
6. MoU on Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training
Both the nations inked a new agreement on Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training to forge new bonds of cooperation in policy development, program delivery and information exchange.
7. MoU on Water Resources Management
Water Management is a critical challenge for both the nations and it was decided by both the nations to deepen policy and technical cooperation on mutually agreed activities to improve water management and sustainable economic development through the MoU on cooperation in the field of Water Resources Management.
Elevation of bilateral Strategic Partnership concluded in 2009 to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) announced
India and Australia have entered into a comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP) on the lines with India’s increasing engagement in the Indo-Pacific region through its Indo-Pacific vision and Australia’s Indo-Pacific approach. In this regard both nations signed a joint declaration of working together in the following areas through mutual cooperation:
- Enhancing science, technology and research collaboration
- Maritime cooperation for an Open and Inclusive Indo-Pacific
- Defence Cooperation
- Regional and Multilateral cooperation
- Terrorism
- Economic cooperation: A More Prosperous Shared Future
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Agriculture Cooperation and Water Resources Management
- Education, Culture, Tourism and People-to-people ties
- Tourism
- Parliamentary Cooperation
- People to People Connections
- Support in UN and international bodies
- Reformed Multilateralism
- Energy and Environment
- Public Administration and Governance
- Implementation
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This post was last modified on June 10, 2020 9:57 am