Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)

Deepening Strategic Ties: US, India to Jointly Manufacture Sonobuoys in India

New Delhi: In a significant advancement for defence cooperation between India and the United States, a partnership has been established to jointly manufacture sonobuoys, which are critical for anti-submarine warfare (ASW). This collaboration was...

A Tech Policy Planning Guide for India – Beyond the First 100 Days

The Carnegie India report provides an independent look at how to get the most out of India’s current technology ecosystem, and the measures that may need to be adopted or re-considered to build a...

Trump’s Triumph and India’s Ideations: Priorities and Expectations in a Changing World

President Donald Trump's historic victory makes him the second president ever to return to the White House for a second time after a gap of a four-year term. Before him, the only President to...

CEO Roundtable in US: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Stresses on the Need for a Balance Between Technology and Democracy

New York: Keeping his engagement with the diaspora and CEOs of leading companies in US, Prime  Minister Narendra Modi stressed that technology collaboration and efforts such as the “Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology”...

US Presidential Election: Does It Matter for India?

When incumbent President of the US, Joe Biden on July 13 announced his decision to quit the race for the presidential election, due on November 5, he was the first head of government in...

Stryker Co-Production: Does India Really Need it?

India and the US are in an advanced stage of talks for joint manufacture of the Stryker infantry combat vehicles (ICVs), according to the latest news reports. The project is envisaged in three-phases: limited off-the-shelf...

India-US: Defining Partnership of the Twenty-First Century

Amid a shifting and increasingly competitive global landscape, technology cooperation has emerged as a vital component of the United States–India strategic partnership. In May 2022, the two countries announced the US-India Initiative on Critical...

Beyond the Hype

  The recent speculations about the state of affairs in China are thought-provoking. Stagflation and sluggish economic growth, US sanctions on the sale of high-tech equipment to China, a floundering real estate sector, ‘friend-shoring’ of...

An Asymmetrical Alliance

  The joint statement released at the conclusion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the United States of America, held from June 21 to 24, portrays the defense partnership between the two nations...

PM Modi’s US Visit: India Gains Access to Critical Technologies

  The visit, in essence, was born out of realism created in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China’s aggressive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region. A concern in this regard resonated across the...

Indo-US Defence Ties: How Deep They Are?

  Earlier, this month during the visit of NSA Ajit Doval to the United States, India and the US, kick-started the inaugural dialogue on the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET).  In addition, the two...
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