Modi-Trump talks: AI, hi-tech, semiconductors in focus

Artificial Intelligence innovation and nextgeneration technologies figured prominently during the highstakes discussion between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at the White House as the two sides announced transformative measures including the USIndia TRUST initiative roadmap on accelerating AI infrastructure and INDUS Innovation to boost tech tiesArtificial intelligence semiconductors data centres and quantum the essential building blocks shaping an intelligent newage world were in focus as the two leaders held bilateral talks at Washington DCIndia and the US pledged to enhance collaboration in areas of critical and emerging technologies and announced the launch of the USIndia Transforming the Relationship Utilising Strategic Technology TRUST initiativeAccording to IndiaUS joint statement the TRUST initiative aims to catalyse governmenttogovernment academia and privatesector collaboration to promote the application of critical and emerging technologies in areas like defence artificial intelligence semiconductors quantum biotechnology energy and space while encouraging the use of verified technology vendors and ensuring sensitive technologies are protectedAs a central pillar of the TRUST initiative the leaders committed to work with US and Indian private industry to put forward a USIndia roadmap on accelerating AI infrastructure by the end of the year identifying constraints to financing building powering and connecting largescale Americanorigin AI infrastructure in India with milestones and future actionsThe US and India will work together to enable industry partnerships and investments in nextgeneration data centres cooperation on development and access to compute and processors for AI innovations in AI models and building AI applications for solving societal challenges while addressing the protections and controls necessary to protect these technologies and reduce regulatory barriers the joint statement saidThe leaders also announced the launch of INDUS Innovation a new innovation bridge modelled after the successful INDUSX platform that will advance USIndia industry and academic partnerships and foster investments in space energy and other emerging technologies to maintain leadership for both sides in innovation and to meet the needs of the 21st centuryThe leaders also reinforced their commitment to the INDUSX initiative which facilitates partnerships between the US and Indian defense companies investors and universities to produce critical capability for our militaries and welcomed the next summit in 2025As part of the TRUST initiative India and the US committed to build trusted and resilient supply chains including for semiconductors critical minerals advanced materials and pharmaceuticalsThe leaders hailed 2025 as a pioneering year for USIndia civil space cooperation with plans for a NASAISRO effort through AXIOM to bring the first Indian astronaut to the International Space Station ISS and early launch of the joint NISAR mission the first of its kind to systematically map changes to the Earths surface using dual radarsThey also called for enhanced collaboration in space exploration including longduration human spaceflight missions spaceflight safety and sharing of expertise and professional exchanges in emerging areas including planetary protectionThe two leaders committed to further commercial space collaboration through industry engagements in conventional and emerging areas such as connectivity advanced spaceflight satellite and space launch systems space sustainability space tourism and advanced space manufacturingUnderscoring the value of deepening ties between the US and Indian scientific research communities the two sides announced a new partnership between the US National Science Foundation and the Indian Anusandhan National Research Foundation in researching critical and emerging technologiesThe partnership builds on ongoing collaboration between the US National Science Foundation and several Indian science agencies to enable joint research in the areas of semiconductors connected vehicles machine learning nextgeneration telecommunications intelligent transportation systems and future biomanufacturing the statement informedThe leaders determined that their governments will redouble efforts to address export controls enhance hightechnology commerce and reduce barriers to technology transfer between our two countries while addressing technology securityThey also resolved to work together to counter the common challenge of unfair practices in export controls by third parties seeking to exploit the overconcentration of critical supply chainsAshok Chandak President of IESA India Electronics and Semiconductor Association said the recent IndiaUS bilateral engagement following Prime Minister Modis visit and meeting with President Trump reaffirmed a shared vision of the relationship as pivotal to global stability and prosperityThis partnership has grown into one of the most significant in the 21st century addressing strategic economic and technological priorities he saidThis partnership will drive Indias ambitions in becoming a global leader in designled manufacturing particularly in the semiconductor and electronics sectors positioning the country as a key player in global supply chains he further saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever