The United States and India issued a joint statement to cooperate in chip and other technological fields

In a joint statement issued after a meeting of national security advisers in New Delhi, the United States and India said the two countries would continue to advance cooperation in strategic areas such as chips, artificial intelligence (AI) and space.

Us National Security Adviser Sullivan issued a joint statement after meeting with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Monday (June 17), where the two co-chaired the US-India Critical and Emerging Technologies Initiative.

According to a joint statement issued by the White House, the two sides discussed civil and defense technology cooperation in space, advanced telecommunications, biotechnology and other areas, India's planned acquisition of the MQ-9B military unmanned aerial vehicle platform, and possible joint production of land warfare systems.

The technology initiative, launched in 2023, provides a direction for the two countries to cooperate on civilian and defense applications of sensitive technologies and is part of a broader U.S. effort to leverage India to counterbalance China.

During the two-day visit, Sullivan will also meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and introduce him to a number of areas of cooperation, including sensitive technologies, India's foreign ministry said.

After the meeting, Modi said in a message on the X platform that India is committed to strengthening cooperation with the United States for the "benefit of the world."