**Executive Summary**
This report outlines the eighteen key outcomes of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia, as posted on July 9, 2026. The visit focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation across defense, energy security, education, and advanced technology. Significant milestones include the operationalization of uranium supply to India, the establishment of two Australian university campuses in India, and the planned deployment of an Indian military instructor to the Australian Defense College for 2028-29.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Defense and Maritime Security**
* **Joint Declaration on Defense and Security Cooperation (JDDSC):** Renews the 2009 declaration to enhance interoperability, cyber security, and counter-terrorism while adopting a unified approach to international maritime frameworks like UNCLOS.
* **Maritime Collaboration:** Establishes a Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap for information sharing and a specific MoU between the Indian Coast Guard and the Australian Maritime Border Command for law enforcement and border protection.
* **Military Exchange:** Confirms the deployment of an Indian military instructor to the Australian Defense College for the 2028-29 academic cycle.
**Energy and Natural Resources**
* **Civil Nuclear Cooperation:** Finalizes administrative arrangements to operationalize the 2014 Civil Nuclear Agreement, enabling the supply of Australian uranium to India.
* **Energy Security:** Reaffirms a mutual commitment to energy security amidst global geopolitical tensions.
* **Geological Modernization:** An MoU between GeoScience Australia and the Geological Survey of India focuses on advanced exploration methodologies and infrastructure modernization.
* **Mining Excellence:** Establishes a Centre of Excellence in Mining Equipment, Technology, and Services (METS) at the National Skill Training Institute in Bhubaneswar.
**Technology and Research**
* **PACTS Partnership:** Focuses on cyber resilience, critical technology collaboration, and building secure, resilient supply chains.
* **Trilateral Innovation:** Advances emerging technologies under the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership.
* **Scientific Research:** Establishes linkages between the CSIR and the University of Melbourne for drug target identification and faculty exchange programs.
* **Knowledge Access:** Grants IP Australia access to India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) database.
**Education, Skills, and Culture**
* **International Campuses:** Issues Letters of Intent/Approval for Flinders University to establish a campus in Bengaluru and Victoria University to operate in Gurugram.
* **Vocational Training:** Aims to align occupational standards and regulatory frameworks between India’s NCVET and the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).
* **Solar Training:** Operationalizes the Rooftop Solar Training Academy in Gandhinagar to train 2,000 women and youth as solar technicians.
* **Cultural Repatriation:** Facilitates the return of three 11th–12th century Indian antiquities (Nandi, Trident, and Skanda) from Australia to India.
* **Cinema Collaboration:** Creates a framework for joint academic activities and projects between the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and the Griffith Film School.
**Impact Analysis**
**Governments of India and Australia**
**Impact**
The strategic partnership is deepened through renewed security declarations and trilateral technology frameworks, enhancing regional stability and supply chain resilience.
**Action Required**
Relevant ministries must oversee the formal implementation of the 18 listed MoUs and agreements.
**Defense and Security Agencies (ICG, MBC, and Armed Forces)**
**Impact**
Increased interoperability and better maritime domain awareness through shared roadmaps and personnel exchanges.
**Action Required**
Coordinate the 2028-29 instructor deployment and establish protocols for maritime information sharing.
**Higher Education and Vocational Institutions**
**Impact**
Australian universities gain direct access to the Indian education market, while vocational bodies benefit from aligned quality standards.
**Action Required**
Flinders and Victoria Universities must commence campus setup in Bengaluru and Gurugram; NCVET and ASQA must begin co-developing occupational standards.
**Energy and Mining Sectors**
**Impact**
India secures a reliable source of uranium for civil nuclear energy and gains access to advanced Australian mining technologies.
**Action Required**
Operationalize uranium supply logistics and establish the Mining Centre of Excellence in Bhubaneswar.
**Youth and Women (Skill Development)**
**Impact**
Creation of specialized training opportunities in the green energy sector, specifically targeting 2,000 individuals for solar installation roles.
**Action Required**
Eligible candidates should engage with the Rooftop Solar Training Academy at Pandit Deendayal Energy University.
Prime Minister's Office
List of Outcomes: Visit of Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi to Australia
Posted On: 09 JUL 2026 12:35PM by PIB Delhi
S. Title Brief description
No.
Renews the existing Joint Declaration on Security
(2009). It identifies interoperability of forces, capacity
1
Joint Declaration on Defense and
building, maritime domain, defense industrial
Security Cooperation (JDDSC)
collaboration, cyber security and technology, counter
terrorism, HADR, and unified approach in UNCLOS,
ASEAN, PIF, IORA, as areas of cooperation.
2 Maritime Security Collaboration Enhances maritime security cooperation by promoting
Roadmap (MSCR) information sharing, and capability development, and
operational coordination.
3 India-Australia Joint Statement on Reaffirms the commitment of both countries to energy
Energy Security security in the face of geopolitical tensions.
4 Finalisation of Administrative Operationalises the India-Australia Civil Nuclear
Arrangement of the India- Agreement signed in 2014, and enables supply of
Australia Civil Nuclear Agreement uranium from Australia to India.
5 Australia-India Partnership for Builds on the 2020 Framework Arrangement on Cyber
Cyber, Critical Technologies, and Cyber Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation.
Supply Chains (PACTS) Aims to support national and regional security, promote
collaboration to make critical supply chains more
resilient, and strengthen collaboration in critical
technologies, cyber security, and digital resilience.
6 MoU between Indian Coast Guard Establishes cooperation in the field of Maritime Law
(ICG) and Maritime Border Enforcement, domain awareness, and maritime border
Command (MBC) of Australia protection between ICG and MBC7 Australian invite for an Indian Announces the deployment of an Indian military
military instructor in Australian instructor in Australian Defense College in 2028-29
Defense College for 2028-29
8 MoU between Ministry of Skill Sets up a Centre of Excellence in Mining Equipment,
Development and Technology and Services at National Skill Training
Entrepreneurship (MSDE),and Institute (NSTI), Bhubaneswar to develop a Centre of
Technical and Further Education academic excellence in sub-domains of mining
(TAFE), Government of Western operations, mine safety, mineral processing, mine
Australia to set up a Centre of machinery, etc. It will enable exchange of
Excellence in Mining and Mining students/trainees between National Centre for
Equipment, Technology and Excellence and TAFE, Western Australia.
Services (METS
9 Handing over Letter of Intent Enables setting up of the campus of Flinders University
(LoI) to Flinders’ University for in Bengaluru.
setting up its campus in India
(Bengaluru)
10 Signing of Letter of Intent (LoI) Acknowledges the importance of quality assurance in
between National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Vocational Education and Training (TVET). It will strengthen regulatory frameworks in
(NCVET) and Australian Skills vocational training systems, co-development and
Quality Authority (ASQA) alignment of occupational standards in priority sectors,
and enable capacity building of officials, staff
exchanges, joint workshops/research activities.
11 Repatriation of Indian artifacts Brings back 3 Indian antiquities:
a. The sacred bull Nandi, vehicle of Shiva
[Description: Tamil Nadu, India, 11th to 12th century
Granite]
b. Trident with Auspicious Kali [Bhadrakali]
[Description: Tamil Nadu, India, 11th century
bronze]
c. The six-headed Skanda (Karttikeya) [Description:
Tamil Nadu, India, 12th century basalt]
12 Operationalisation the Rooftop Established and operationalised in the Pandit Deendayal
Solar Training Academy Energy University, Gandhinagar in collaboration by
Department of Climate Change, Environment and Water
(DCEEW), India’s Sector Skills Council for Green Jobs
(SSCGJ), ReNEW. Aims to train 2000 women and youth
as solar technicians/installers/helpers. Supports the PM
Surya Ghar Yojana launched by Hon PM in January
2024, and India’s green energy journey13 MoU under Australia-Canada- Aims to advance trilateral cooperation in emerging
India Technology and Innovation technologies and innovation, under the Australia–
(ACITI) Partnership Canada–India Technology and Innovation (ACITI)
Partnership
14 MoU between GeoScience Builds on the MoU on Scientific and Technical
Australia (GA) and Geological Cooperation signed in 2015. Aimed at adoption of
Survey of India (GSI) advanced exploration methodologies, capacity building
and skill development, and enable technological
upgradation and modernization of GSI infrastructure.
15 Traditional Knowledge Digital Provides access of the Traditional Knowledge Digital
Library access agreement between Library (TKDL) database to IP Australia.
Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research (CSIR) and IP Australia
16 MoU between Council of Scientific Establishes linkages between both institutions for future
and Industrial Research (CSIR) collaboration including collaborative research programs
and University of Melbourne towards drug target identification, trainee programs, and
faculty exchange Programs
17 MoU between Satyajit Ray Film Establish flexible and open-ended framework for
and Television Institute (SRFTI), collaboration including joint academic activities and
Kolkata with Griffith Film School, workshops, development of joint projects in cinema and
South Brisbane, Australia. allied fields, and collaboration on short-term workshops,
or summer schools.
18 Handing over of Letter of Permits the Victoria University to set up and operate its
Approval to Victoria University campus in Gurugram.
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