On G20 sidelines, India and Canada agree to begin CEPA talks; India–Italy adopt counter-terror financing initiative
On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg on 23 November 2025, PM Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with Canada's PM Mark Carney, Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni and Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi.
Summary
India and Canada welcomed the adoption of the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership and agreed to begin negotiations on a high-ambition Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), aiming to double bilateral trade to USD 50 billion by 2030. With Italy, the leaders adopted the 'India-Italy Joint Initiative to Counter Financing of Terrorism' and reviewed the Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-29. The meeting with PM Takaichi was their first after a telephone call on 29 October 2025; both reaffirmed the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Key facts
- Canada
- ACITI Partnership adopted; CEPA talks to begin; trade target USD 50 bn by 2030
- Italy
- India-Italy Joint Initiative to Counter Financing of Terrorism; JSAP 2025-29
- Japan
- First meeting with PM Sanae Takaichi; Special Strategic and Global Partnership
- AI Summit
- Canada and Japan backed India's AI Summit (Feb 2026)
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The 'ACITI Partnership', welcomed by India and Canada in November 2025, is a trilateral partnership among India, Canada and:
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Correct answer: B — Australia
ACITI stands for the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation Partnership.
India and Canada agreed in November 2025 to begin CEPA negotiations aimed at doubling bilateral trade by 2030 to:
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Correct answer: B — USD 50 billion
The CEPA aims at doubling bilateral trade to USD 50 billion by 2030.
Which joint initiative did India and Italy adopt on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg?
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Correct answer: D — Joint Initiative to Counter Financing of Terrorism
PM Modi and PM Meloni adopted the 'India-Italy Joint Initiative to Counter Financing of Terrorism', covering cooperation in FATF and GCTF.
PM Modi held his first in-person meeting with which Japanese Prime Minister on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg?
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Correct answer: A — Sanae Takaichi
It was PM Modi's first meeting with PM Sanae Takaichi after their telephone call on 29 October 2025.