India-US ramp up defence and civil nuclear cooperation; supply chains, AI in focus
The United States and India are deepening their strategic partnership, focusing on defense cooperation, civil nuclear energy, and emerging technologies like AI. This collaboration aims to strengthen supply chains and foster economic growth in both nations.
Why it matters
Strengthening US-India ties is a key geopolitical development that impacts global supply chains and regional security in the Indo-Pacific.
The United States is expanding its defence partnership with India, alongside deeper cooperation in civil nuclear energy, trusted artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, US Assistant Secretary of State S Paul Kapur has said.Speaking at a roundtable on India at the Hoover Institution, Kapur said the Trump administration's engagement with India was helping strengthen critical supply chains while creating jobs in the United States."Under this (Trump) Administration, US engagement with India is creating jobs at home and strengthening supply chains that are critical to both the United States and the region," Kapur said in a post on X."We are expanding defence and civil nuclear cooperation, including the adoption of trusted AI and other emerging technologies powering the economy,"…
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