New Delhi: In a move to develop protocol for exchange of classified information between defence industries of India and US the two countries have in-principle agreed to establish Indo-US Industrial Security Joint Working Group. This would meet regularly to align policies for defence industries to collaborate on critical defence technologies.

The Industrial Security Agreement (ISA) summit between India and the United States was held here between September 27 to October 1. The summit was organised to develop protocol for the exchange of classified information between the defence industries of both the nations. The Summit was led by Designated Security Authorities (DSAs) namely Anurag Bajpai and David Paul Bagnati from Indian and US sides respectively.

The ISA was signed in December 2019 to facilitate the exchange of classified information between the defence industries of both the countries. It was held to create a roadmap for the implementation of the ISA. The DSAs also visited Indian defence industry in preparation for the roadmap. During the summit, both the sides agreed in-principle to establish the Indo-US Industrial Security Joint Working Group. This group will meet periodically to align the policies and procedures expeditiously that will allow the defence industries to collaborate on cutting edge defence technologies.