India important partner of choice for US, says Biden administration official ahead of NSA Doval's planned trip
This will prove to be a big milestone in India-US relation.
India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will hold talks with US National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan as part of the first high-level meeting of the 'Initiative for Critical and Emerging Technologies' (ICET).
Academics and business experts claim that this meeting can prove to be a milestone after the Indo-US nuclear deal.
The meeting is likely to be held at the White House on January 31, 2023.
India and America hope that this meeting will strengthen the mutual relations between the two countries.
In May 2022, the Initiative for Critical and Emerging Technology (ICET) was mentioned during the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden in Tokyo.
The five secretary-level officials include ISRO Chairman S Somnath, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ajay Kumar Sood; Scientific Advisor to the Raksha Mantri, G Satheesh Reddy; Department of Telecom Secretary K Rajaram and Director General of Defense Research and Development Organisation Samir V. Kamat.
The six areas that have been identified for cooperation as part of iCET are scientific research and development; quantum and artificial intelligence, defense innovation, space, advanced telecom which would include things like 6G and semiconductors.
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