Substantive results will mark Modi visit: US NSA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming State visit to the US will be defined by substantive outcomes in defence, high-technology, economic cooperation, and deeper people-to-people ties between the two countries, President Joe Biden's national security adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan has said.

- Prashant Jha

WASHINGTON: While both countries will also seek to develop a common understanding about China's actions and, "as best as possible", attempt to coordinate and align actions around it, Sullivan said that the bilateral relationship is neither a "marriage of convenience" nor a "geopolitical bargain" but a relationship founded on goodwill between people, private sectors, academia, and governments on both sides.

In an exclusive interview to HT, Sullivan also said that the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) is “foundational, fundamental, and critical” since both India and the US believe that harnessing emerging technologies is key to the future of their societies, economies and security sectors. Suggesting that the “sky is the limit” for cooperation in these domains, Sullivan asked observers to judge Delhi and Washington DC by the outcomes “in terms of actually delivering on the promise of iCET in real research partnerships, real supply chain shifts, real cooperation to produce the next generation technologies for 5G and 6G, and for harnessing artificial intelligence for positive outcomes”.