On November 21, 2025, Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia, H.E. Mr. Anthony Albanese met on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Both leaders expressed satisfaction at the deepening cooperation between India and Australia, especially after elevating the relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2020. Prime Minister Albanese offered solidarity on the recent terror attack in India. They committed to strengthening the global fight against terrorism and discussed bilateral cooperation in areas including political and strategic relations, defence and security, energy, trade and investment, critical minerals, technology, mobility, education, and people-to-people linkages. They exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. They acknowledged that frequent high-level contacts have given momentum to bilateral relations and renewed their commitment to taking the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to greater heights. (Release ID: 2192775) Visitor Counter: 253. Posted by PIB Delhi at 10:43 PM. MJPS/ST/AK.
Key Entities Referenced
G20 Leaders' Summit: International forum for governments and central bank governors to discuss issues related to global economy.
India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: Bilateral agreement between India and Australia aimed at strengthening cooperation across various sectors.
South Africa: Location of the G20 Leaders' Summit where the Prime Ministers of India and Australia met.
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India
Anthony Albanese: Prime Minister of Australia
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister meets Prime Minister of
Australia on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’
Summit
Posted On: 21 NOV 2025 10:43PM by PIB Delhi
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia, H.E. Mr. Anthony
Albanese met today on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Both
leaders expressed satisfaction at the deepening and diversification of cooperation between India and
Australia in the last five years following elevation of the relationship to Comprehensive Strategic
Partnership in 2020. Prime Minster Albanese offered his solidarity on the recent terror attack in India.
The leaders committed to strengthen the global fight against terrorism.
The two leaders discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation across a wide range of areas including
political and strategic, defence and security, energy, trade and investment, critical minerals,
technology, mobility, education and people-to-people linkages. The Prime Ministers also exchanged
views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Both leaders acknowledged that the frequency of high-level contacts has imparted a strong
momentum to bilateral relations. The two leaders renewed their commitment to take the India-
Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to even greater heights.
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