US and India Expand Defence and Civil Nuclear Ties, Embrace Trusted AI
The United States and India are deepening their cooperation in defence and civil nuclear energy, while also adopting trusted artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to power economic growth, a senior US official said.
US Assistant Secretary of State S. Paul Kapur made the remarks during a roundtable on India at the Hoover Institution, which included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former US Ambassador to India David C. Mulford.
“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,” Mr. Kapur said in a post on X on Monday.
“We are expanding defence and civil nuclear cooperation, including the adoption of trusted AI and other emerging technologies powering the economy,” he added.
Last year, India and the US signed a framework for a major defence partnership aimed at strengthening interoperability across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace domains.
Since 2002, India has acquired several US defence platforms, including Apache and Chinook helicopters, C-17 and C-130J transport aircraft, P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, and M777 howitzers.
On the civil nuclear front, American nuclear power companies have shown keen interest in the Indian market. Earlier this year, a delegation of top nuclear sector executives visited India to explore collaboration with the private sector, following New Delhi’s enactment of the SHANTI law, which eased liability rules for nuclear operators.
