India-Australia Annual Summit 2026 in Melbourne

The third India-Australia Annual Summit takes place in Melbourne on July 9, 2026, hosted by Australia to review bilateral ties and chart the next phase of cooperation. The summit results in multiple agreements and announcements across technology, space, energy, supply chains, defence, economy, education, and sports cooperation.

India-Australia Annual Summit 2026 (Melbourne): 

Dimension	Key Details
Summit edition, venue, and date	The third India-Australia Annual Summit takes place in Melbourne on July 9, 2026, hosted by Australia.
Cyber, critical technologies, and supply chains	Australia and India sign the Australia-India Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies, and Supply Chains (PACTS) agreement to strengthen partnership in cybersecurity, critical technologies, supply chains, digital resilience, and defence research collaboration.
Tri-country technology MoU	Australia, Canada, and India sign the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation Partnership MoU.
Space cooperation (ISRO and Australian Space Agency)	India and Australia strengthen ties between ISRO and the Australian Space Agency.
Gaganyaan support and tracking facility	Australia reiterates support for India’s Gaganyaan Human Space Flight Mission through the commissioning of a temporary space tracking facility on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Nuclear cooperation administrative arrangement	India and Australia sign the Administrative Arrangement under the Australia-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, 2015 for long-term Australian uranium exports to India for exclusively peaceful purposes, which remains subject to IAEA safeguards.
NSG membership support	Australia reiterates support for India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers' Group.
Renewable energy partnership	India and Australia acknowledge progress under the India-Australia Renewable Energy Partnership, including Rooftop Solar Academy.
Supply chain resilience focus areas	The summit focuses on semiconductor supply chains and critical minerals through coordinated investment and regulatory alignment.
Defence and security cooperation	India and Australia announce a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation to deepen their bilateral defence partnership.
Annual Defence Ministers’ Dialogue	India and Australia agree to establish an Annual Defence Ministers' Dialogue.
Exercises, interoperability, and logistics	India and Australia agree to expand defence exercises and strengthen interoperability under the Mutual Logistics Support Arrangement.
Maritime security instruments	India and Australia adopt the India-Australia Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap, and an MoU is signed between Australia's Maritime Border Command and Indian Coast Guard to support maritime security.
Trade frameworks referenced	The summit notes growth under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) and reaffirms commitment to the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).
Industrial policy alignment	India and Australia reaffirm alignment of India’s Make in India with Australia’s Future Made in Australia.
Education cooperation and diaspora reference	The summit notes expansion of Australian universities in India and recognises the Indian diaspora’s contributions, with the Indian diaspora described as Australia’s largest overseas-born community.
Maitri grants funding announcement	Australia announces AUD 10 million for the Centre for Australia-India Relations’ Maitri grants.
Skilling in mining initiative	A National Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Mining is established in Odisha.
Sports collaboration roadmap and event linkage	India and Australia adopt the India-Australia Sports Collaboration Roadmap ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad and the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.