(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. A key focus area of
the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies
(iCET) is to remove“barriers” to collaboration on both sides and
maximise the full potential of bilateral relationship, including on
defence corporation, said US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake
Sullivan in New Delhi Tuesday, trend reports.
Speaking at a business event organised by the Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII), Sullivan said Washington and New Delhi are
“poised” to lead in clean energy transformation, diversify global
semiconductor supply chains and also those in other critical goods
and“lead the revolution” in artificial intelligence (AI), advanced
computing, biotech and quantum.
Sullivan, who is on a two-day visit to India, met his Indian
counterpart Ajit Doval on 13 June when the two held the second
round of iCET talks. The first dialogue was held in January in
Washington DC.
Also present at the CII event was US Ambassador Eric Garcetti,
who referred to Doval as an“international treasure”.
Garcetti stressed on the need to translate the vision of iCET
into“human terms” and use technology to build on the strong
people-to-people ties between India and the US.
Sullivan's visit comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
much-anticipated visit to the US.
Last week, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra travelled to the US
for the strategic trade dialogue, during which both sides agreed to
share best practices with regard to export control regimes, and on
other issues.
'Positive momentum under defence, space
pillars'
Speaking at the CII event Wednesday, Doval said India and the US
continue to have in-depth discussions on biotech, semiconductors
and AI under iCET.“There is positive momentum under the defence
and space pillars,” he said.
He also expressed optimism that more specific and tangible
results would be achieved in the near future.
Under the iCET, India and the US have so far kick-started a
Quantum Coordination Mechanism, signed an MoU on semiconductors and
were engaging with various stakeholders to further collaboration in
Open RAN, 5G, 6G and other critical tech.
Meanwhile, Sullivan said the iCET had the potential for building
trust and confidence between the two societies and governments and
deepening defence cooperation.
The iCET was launched by PM Modi and US President Joe Biden on
the sidelines of the Quad Summit in Tokyo last May.
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