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        agreed to launch a public-private di-
        alogue covering 5G/6G and ORAN
        using trusted sources.
            During the iCET launch, a new
        Implementation Arrangement be-
        tween the Department of Science
        and Technology of India and the
        National Science Foundation of the
        US was signed by the Ambassador
        and NSF Director in the presence of
        Doval and Sullivan.
            Taranjit Singh Sandhu tweeted,
        “Deepening bilateral cooperation in
        S&T Delighted to sign the Imple-
        mentation Arrangement between
        Dept of Science & Tech @IndiaDST
        and National Science Foundation
        @NSF, along with my good friend
        Panch @DrPanch and in the pres-
        ence of NSAs Ajit Doval and @Jake-
        Sullivan46.”
            During the visit, an iCET Round-
        table with the US and Indian indus-
        try at the US Chamber of Commerce
        was held. It provided an opportuni-
        ty for sharing of ideas for bolstering
        high-technology partnerships be-
        tween government, industry and aca-
        demia, according to the press release.
            Ambassador Sandhu on January    Ambassador of India to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Senators Mark Warner and
        31 also hosted a reception for NSA at
        India House. US Secretary of Com-                                  John Cornyn, at India House, on Wednesday (ANI)
        merce Gina Raimondo, Jake Sulli-
        van, Acting Secretary of State Wendy                                                                  NSA received in the US mark a high
        Sherman, several high officials from                                                                  point in the defence and strategic re-
        the US Administration, and CEOs of                                                                    lationship between Washington and
        advanced technology companies and                                                                     New Delhi.
        funds, heads of leading US universi-                                                                      “It also accentuates the level of
        ties participated in the reception.                                                                   trust that the United States has in In-
            Ajit Doval also met the board                                                                     dia, as a key defense partner, despite
        members of the US-India Strategic                                                                     not being a treaty ally. USISPF be-
        Partnership Forum (USIPF) and                                                                         lieves it is time for the U.S. to remove
        held discussions on enhancing coop-                                                                   the export barriers of the late 1990s
        eration in defence, space, cybersecu-                                                                 and allow its private sector to work
        rity, undersea and innovative intel-                                                                  with  its  Indian  counterpart  to  take
        ligence, according to the statement                                                                   the U.S.-India defense partnership
        released by USIPF.                                                                                    to the next level,” he said.
            In the one-hour-long discussion                                                                       As India and the U.S discuss
        that took place on Wednesday, both                                                                    greater cooperation in critical and
        Doval and board members held a                                                                        emerging technologies, USISPF will
        discussion on enhancing cooperation                                                                   work with both governments and the
        in surveillance, building sophisticat-                                                                private sector to enhance synergy
        ed reconnaissance systems, and US                                                                     across defense security, cyber secu-
        restrictions on the export of technol-                                                                rity,  artificial  intelligence,  and  the
        ogy. The US-India Strategic Partner-  Ambassador of India to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu meets with United States   Make in India initiative to consoli-
        ship Forum (USISPF) is committed            Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Washington on Thursday (ANI)  date India as a hub for defense man-
        to creating the most powerful part-                                                                   ufacturing in the Indo-Pacific region.
        nership between the United States                                                                         The US side has assured support
        and India. As the only independent   U.S.-India defense cooperation has   USISPF members touched on   to ease export barriers to India in a
        not-for-profit institution dedicated to   only improved over the years. This   how the private sector can coalesce   few critical areas, including through
        strengthening the U.S.-India partner-  meeting underscored U.S. defense   and work with both governments on   efforts toward legislative changes.
        ship in Washington, D.C, and in New   companies’ commitment to pro-  traditional defense capability and   At the launch, emphasis was placed
        Delhi, USISPF is the trusted partner   ducing military hardware under the   deep-tech collaboration, especially   on strengthening linkages between
        for  businesses,  non-profit  organiza-  Government of India’s Atmanirbhar   in the era of autonomous weapons   the startup ecosystems and building
        tions, the diaspora, and the govern-  Bharat (Self-Reliant) initiative and,   where non-state actors pose a perni-  innovation bridges in key sectors
        ments of India and the United States.  on the software side, on advanced   cious threat to a nation’s vulnerability.  between the two countries, through
            According to the statement,   technologies in cybersecurity and ar-  In this meeting, USIPFF presi-  expos, hackathons, and pitching ses-
        since the seminal nuclear deal, the   tificial intelligence (AI).   dent and CEO Mukesh Aghi said the   sions, as per the press release.


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