The discussion was held on the sidelines of the official high-level dialogue of the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (ICET) to be held in Washington on Tuesday. At the USIBC meet Doval highlighted the need to convert intentions and ideas into actions and specific deliverables through focused steps in a timebound manner, said people aware of the matter.
Announced during US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral talks in Tokyo in May 2022, the ICET is spearheaded by the National Security Councils of both countries and focuses on strengthening the US-India partnership on the technologies that will drive global growth, bolster both countries’ economic competitiveness and protect shared national security interests.
USIBC head Atul Keshap said in his welcome remarks that “the US and India are not only Quad partners, but members of a high-trust ecosystem underpinned by converging interests and shared values”.
“The ICET is a tremendous forum for our two democracies to coordinate on sustaining a free, open and secure global economy that can ensure the future happiness of humanity,” said Keshap.
Raimondo highlighted the central role the US and India would play in shaping the development of advanced technologies.
Round-table participants discussed opportunities to promote development of critical and emerging technologies such as quantum computing and AI, with a special focus on how to increase academic and government research exchanges and strengthen their linkages with the private sector.A key theme was how both governments could facilitate deeper alignment on technology issues, including encouraging semiconductor supply chain resilience.
