KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE JOINT STATEMENT ON PM’S VISIT TO US

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Context

• Joint Statement issued by India and the United States.

Details

Vision of the Partnership

• Affirmed vision of India and the United States as among the closest partners in the world, a partnership of democracies looking into the 21st century with hope, ambition, and confidence.
• Stated that no corner of human enterprise is untouched by the partnership between the two countries, which spans the seas to the stars.

Technology Partnership

Strengthening semiconductor supply chains:

• Micron Technology to invest over $800 million in a new semiconductor assembly and test facility in India.
• Applied Materials to build a Semiconductor Centre for Commercialization and Innovation in India.
• Lam Research to train 60,000 Indian engineers to accelerate India's semiconductor education and workforce development goals.

Critical Minerals Partnership:

• India joins the US-led Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) to develop diverse and sustainable critical energy minerals supply chains globally.
• India's Epsilon Carbon Limited to invest $650 million in a greenfield electric vehicle battery component factory, the largest Indian investment in the US electric vehicle battery industry.

Advanced Telecommunications:

• Public-private Joint Task Forces launched on the development and deployment of Open RAN systems and advanced telecoms research and development.
• India's Bharat 6G and the US Next G Alliance will co-lead this effort to reduce costs, increase security, and improve resiliency of telecommunication networks.

NASA-ISRO collaboration in space:

• India signs the Artemis Accords, joining 26 other countries committed to peaceful, sustainable, and transparent cooperation in space exploration.
• NASA provides advanced training to ISRO astronauts with the goal of launching a joint effort to the International Space Station in 2024.
• Developing a strategic framework for human spaceflight cooperation by the end of 2023.

Quantum, Advanced Computing, and Artificial Intelligence:

• Joint Indo-US Quantum Coordination Mechanism established to facilitate joint research between the public and private sectors.
• Signed implementing arrangement to support joint research on quantum, AI, and advanced wireless technologies.

Cutting-edge Research:

• US National Science Foundation announces 35 joint research collaborations with India's Department of Science and Technology.
• Signs cooperative arrangement with India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on emerging technologies.

Innovation Handshake:

• US-India Commercial Dialogue launches the "Innovation Handshake" to connect the startup ecosystems of both countries.

Initiatives on Health

Fighting Cancer and Diabetes:

• Collaboration between US and Indian scientists through grants to develop AI-enabled digital pathology platforms and AI-based automated radiotherapy treatment for cancers.
• Agreement between US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Indian Council of Medical Research to further research on diabetes.
• US-India Cancer Dialogue to accelerate progress against cancer.

Fighting Terror and Drugs

• Strong condemnation of terrorism and violent extremism in all forms and manifestations.
• Call for concerted action against UN-listed terrorist groups.
• Condemnation of cross-border terrorism and use of terrorist proxies.
• Urged Pakistan to take immediate action against terrorist attacks.
• Developing a bilateral counternarcotics framework to disrupt illicit drug production and trafficking.

PRACTICE QUESTION Q) Discuss the significance of the India-United States Joint Statement in strengthening bilateral relations and its implications for global cooperation in technology, health, and security. (150 words)

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