Australia and India have unveiled the Australia-India PACTS, a new framework designed to deepen bilateral cooperation on cybersecurity, critical technologies, supply chain resilience, digital resilience, and defence research.

The new partnership replaces the 2020 Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and aims to strengthen national security, economic growth, and regional stability across the Indo-Pacific.

The two countries said the Australia-India Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS) builds on two decades of research collaboration, operational coordination, and policy engagement. It also reflects their shared com...