Stating Intent

The Joint Statement, thus, clearly shows that India and Australia are keen to take nationally appropriate actions to reduce emissions other than continuing international collaboration to fight climate change. Such a stance seems to be a much needed one as sometimes environmental activists either focus only on national issues or on international issues, thus pitting the local against the global. The joint statement shows a remarkable balance

- ANGSHUMAN KAR

The Joint Statement issued by the Prime Ministers of Australia and India after the first in-person India Australia annual summit appears to be highly encouraging, particularly for green activists. The summit is the result of high-level engagements and exchange programmes that took place over the last few years between the two countries. How seriously the Australian government took the summit becomes evident from the fact that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was accompanied by Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator Don Farrell, Minister for Resources, Madeleine King, MP, a high-level official delegation and a large business delegation.

In the Joint Statement, the two prime ministers have reaffirmed the strength of the multifaceted bilateral ties that have deepened under the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established in June 2020 and have exclusively mapped the future plan of action of the two countries about cooperation in the fields of climate, energy and technology.