India and Australia finalised an Administrative Arrangement to operationalise the 2015 Australia–India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

India and Australia finalised an Administrative Arrangement to operationalise the 2015 Australia–India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

¨     India and Australia finalised an Administrative Arrangement to operationalise the 2015 Australia–India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement.

¨     The arrangement allows Australia to export uranium to India for peaceful civilian nuclear energy programmes.

¨ The 2015 Nuclear Cooperation Agreement provides the legal framework for uranium trade between the two countries.

¨     India has set a target of 100 GW of nuclear power generation capacity by 2047.

¨     Nuclear fuel is part of India’s long-term clean energy strategy, alongside solar, wind, and other low-carbon energy sources.

Defence and Security Cooperation

¨     Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese adopted the Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation.

¨     The declaration focuses on military engagement, defence industrial collaboration, and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.

¨     Both countries agreed to implement a Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap.

¨     The roadmap includes maritime domain awareness, information sharing, and operational coordination across the Indian Ocean and the wider Indo-Pacific.

Critical Minerals and Defence Innovation

¨     India and Australia announced the India–Australia Critical Minerals Corridor.

¨     Critical minerals are essential for batteries, renewable energy systems, electronics, and defence manufacturing.

¨     The two countries also launched the India–Australia Defence Innovation Corridor.

¨     The corridor aims to strengthen technology development, research, and defence industrial partnerships.

Trade, Investment and Economic Cooperation

¨     AustralianSuper announced an investment of AU$500 million.

¨     Discussions covered critical minerals, green hydrogen, clean manufacturing, aviation, transport, financial services, and food processing.

¨     Both countries reaffirmed their commitment to conclude a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).

¨     The Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) has been in force since 2022.

¨     Bilateral trade in goods and services between India and Australia was valued at US$33.93 billion in 2025.

¨  India and Australia are key partners in the Indo-Pacific regional economic and security architecture.