India, US to remove barriers to technology trade

India and the US have committed to take concrete action in the coming months to address long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, technology, and industrial cooperation, including in the commercial and civil space sector.

At the second meeting of the U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) chaired by National Security Advisors (NSAs) of both countries on Monday, it was decided to enhance collaboration across governments, industry and academia in emerging technologies across manufacturing, space, defence, artificial intelligence and telecommunications.