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US, India to expand cooperation on supercomputing, semiconductors

The agreements were arrived at after two days of high-level meetings in Washington, between government officials and executives from various companies.

2023-02-01T17:24:58.929411+00:00 IST

NSA Ajit Doval meets US Deputy Defence Secy Kathleen Hicks

The discussions between Doval and Hicks included strengthening policy and operational coordination in the Indo-Pacific region and increasing defence industrial cooperation between two nations.

2023-02-01T05:21:48.627012+00:00 IST

US NSA Jake Sullivan welcomes Ajit Doval at White House

Taking to his Twitter handle, Sullivan said that India and US together will deliver for people, and economies and continue to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific.

2023-02-01T03:33:08.572117+00:00 IST

Ajit Doval, Jake Sullivan formally launch iCET

Taking to Twitter, Indian Embassy in the US said, "Transforming vision into action! NSAs Ajit Doval & Jake Sullivan formally launched U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies(iCET). Announced by @narendramodi & @POTUS,iCET reflects conv.of strategic, commercial and scientific approaches in field of technology."

2023-02-01T01:47:13.329120+00:00 IST

'Innovation Bridge' will connect US, Indian defence startups'

The United States and India concluded their US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) meeting and decided to launch a new "Innovation Bridge", which will connect both countries' defence startups, according to the statement released by the White House.

2023-02-01T00:58:12.543987+00:00 IST

US says Russia not complying with last remaining nuclear treaty

The US State Department informed Congress on Tuesday that Russia was not complying with the last remaining nuclear treaty remaining between the two countries.

2023-01-31T23:27:59.052321+00:00 IST

China major challenge to India, world: US

The US-India defence and artificial intelligence dialogue is a multi-layered approach and China is one of the dimensions as it is a major challenge to New Delhi and the world, senior administration officials at Washington told ANI.

2023-01-31T23:23:12.531951+00:00 IST

US strategic interest is to support India's rise as global power

Talking about the US-India initiative on critical and emerging technologies (ICET), the official said that it is the result of President Biden and Prime Minister Modi's direction to their respective national security advisors to kind of spearhead this strategic initiative and expand the partnership.

2023-01-31T22:54:47.908067+00:00 IST

US-India CSJWG advances bilateral space collaboration

The United States and India Civil Space Joint Working Group's (CSJWG) eighth meeting concluded on Tuesday. The discussions centered on space, earth, global navigation satellite systems, spaceflight safety and space situational awareness, and policies for commercial space, according to the statement released by US State Department.

2023-01-31T22:04:59.762866+00:00 IST

NSA Ajit Doval commends launch of US-India iCET

Doval also emphasized India's growing role as a trusted supply chain partner and contributor in the global technology value chain

2023-01-31T13:57:19.704829+00:00 IST

Students protest in US against mass DNA collection in Tibet

This is not the company's first involvement in the Chinese government's dystopian programs of mass surveillance and repression. Thermo Fisher has been criticized in the past for selling DNA equipment to the police in Xinjiang.

2023-01-31T07:30:44.041394+00:00 IST

Doval highlights need to convert intentions into actions at USIBC

Doval and Ambassador of India to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu highlighted India's remarkable capacity for technology development and absorption and emphasized India's use of technology not only as an enabler of economic growth but as an instrument of social inclusion.

2023-01-31T05:18:52.653709+00:00 IST

US, India iCET to accelerate strategic convergence: Sullivan

Addressing industry executives, NSA Sullivan said that "iCET is about much more than technology cooperation, it's a platform to accelerate our strategic convergence and policy alignment."

2023-01-31T05:11:49.561461+00:00 IST

MP urges Trudeau's cabinet to make room for Uyghur refugees

Human rights groups estimate more than one million Uyghurs are currently kept in prison-like indoctrination camps, which Beijing calls "re-education camps." Most of the Uyghurs and other Turkic communities have fled to Muslim-majority countries like Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia since 2016.

2023-01-31T04:23:45.638748+00:00 IST

India condemns vandalism at Canada's Gauri Shankar Temple

Gauri Shankar Mandir is a symbol of Indian heritage and it was defaced with anti-India graffiti. The Consulate General of India, Toronto has raised its concern over the matter with Canadian authorities.

2023-01-31T03:36:58.839231+00:00 IST

NSA Doval, US counterpart Sullivan participate in reception

During the reception, the dignitaries held discussions on building bilateral cooperation in critical and emerging tech.

2023-01-31T03:31:53.285378+00:00 IST

US plans to end COVID-19 emergency declarations

The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were declared by then-US President Donald Trump's administration in 2020.

2023-01-31T02:48:20.853005+00:00 IST

10 people wounded in Florida mass shooting

At least 10 people were wounded Monday afternoon in a drive-by shooting in Lakeland, Florida, police said, and two are in critical condition.

2023-01-31T01:30:16.428005+00:00 IST

NSA Ajit Doval holds meeting with American counterpart over iCET

India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held the first iCET (Initiative for Critical and Emerging Technologies) with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

2023-01-31T01:24:56.539901+00:00 IST

China's research institute uses US computer chips

China's nuclear weapons research institute managed to buy the United States chips at least a dozen times in the past two and a half years, despite decades-old American export restrictions.

2023-01-30T23:57:32.647695+00:00 IST

US President Joe Biden 'not sure' about his trip to Europe

While talking to reporters, Biden said, "I'm not sure," but in a separate question regarding the Poland tour, the US president said that he would visit a crucial ally, but that date was not yet determined.

2023-01-30T22:56:57.306083+00:00 IST