New Delhi, January 7
India's National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met his US counterpart Jake Sullivan and held a high-level dialogue through extensive discussions on a broad bilateral, regional and global agenda.
In the meeting, the US NSA briefed the Indian side on the updates brought out by the Biden administration to US missile export control policies under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) that will boost US commercial space cooperation with India.
A joint press statement said, “Reflecting the progress the US and India have made -- and will continue to make -- as strategic partners and countries with a shared commitment to peaceful nuclear cooperation, NSA Sullivan announced US efforts to finalise necessary steps to delist Indian nuclear entities, which will promote civil nuclear cooperation and resilient clean energy supply chains”.
"The two NSAs have engaged regularly in a high-level dialogue through extensive discussions on a broad bilateral, regional and global agenda," the statement said.
Following the launch of the iCET by Prime Minister Modi and President Joseph Biden on the sidelines of the Quad Summit in Tokyo in 2022, the two NSAs have driven concrete initiatives between the two countries across a range of areas including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, telecommunications, defence and space, it said.
The iCET was launched with an aim to forge greater collaboration between India and the US in areas of critical technologies.
The statement further said that Sullivan's visit gave the two sides the opportunity to review ongoing progress in high-level dialogue, including in diverse fields such as defence, cyber and maritime security.
Sullivan's trip comes days after External Affairs Minister Jaishankar concluded a six-day visit to the US.
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