India and U. S. teaming up to compete with China
2023.02.01 03:39
India and U. S. teaming up to compete with China
By Ray Johnson
Budrigannews.com – On Tuesday, the White House will begin a partnership with India that President Joe Biden hopes will help the two nations compete with China in the fields of artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and military equipment.
To counter China’s Huawei Technologies, Washington wants to expand Western mobile phone networks in the subcontinent, welcome more Indian computer chip specialists to the United States, and encourage businesses from both countries to work together on military equipment like artillery systems.
The United States’ restrictions on the transfer of military technology and visas for immigrant workers, in addition to India’s long-standing reliance on Moscow for military hardware, present a formidable obstacle for the White House.
Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, and Ajit Doval, his Indian counterpart, will launch the U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies at a White House meeting on Tuesday.
According to Sullivan, “the greater challenge posed by China – its economic practices, its aggressive military moves, its efforts to dominate the industries of the future and to control the supply chains of the future – have had a profound impact on the thinking in Delhi.”
During his three-day trip to Washington, D.C., which ends on Wednesday, Doval will also meet with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
Washington has been irritated by New Delhi’s participation in Russian military exercises and increased purchases of Russian goods, a significant source of funding for Russia’s war in Ukraine. However, Washington has remained silent, supporting India’s more hawkish stance toward China while urging the nation to take action against Russia.
Sullivan and Doval attended a Chamber of Commerce event on Monday with Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:) executives. Applied Materials Inc. and Adani Enterprises
India has chosen not to participate in the trade pillar negotiations of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), the Biden administration’s signature Asian engagement initiative.
A joint effort on space and high-performance quantum computing is also part of the initiative.
NYSE: General Electric The White House claims that a review is currently underway. Co, on the other hand, is requesting permission from the U.S. government to produce jet engines with India that would power aircraft operated and produced by India.
According to New Delhi, the United States government would quickly evaluate General Electric’s application, and the two countries would concentrate on collaborating on the production of “key items of mutual interest” for the defense sector.
Along with agreeing to form a task force with the India Electronics Semiconductor Association (IESA), the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), and the India Semiconductor Mission, the two nations also established a quantum technology coordination mechanism.
According to the Indian statement, India’s space program will collaborate with NASA on opportunities for human space flight and other projects.
