this is surprising considering the cold shoulder treatment GoI was getting from previous UK govt.
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UK Foreign Secretary had bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister, Minister of External Affairs and National Security Advisor of India, in New Delhi. Both sides welcomed the launch of the UK-India Technology Security Initiative (TSI), spearheaded and agreed upon by the National Security Advisors (NSAs) of both countries to expand collaboration in Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) across priority sectors including Telecoms, Critical Minerals, Semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum, Biotech and Advanced Materials.
The collaboration under TSI will include Government, Private Sector, Academia and R&D institutions. TSI builds upon the 2030 road map between the two countries and is a crucial step to strengthen the collaboration in Science and Technology domain.
TSI would be helpful for improving supply chain resilience and also for developing economically feasible and environmentally sustainable extraction technologies for identified critical minerals. The TSI framework will boost research, trade and investment flows between the UK and India in the domains of Semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum, etc. The fields of genomics, precision medicine, cell and gene therapy, biotherapeutics, bio-manufacturing, bio-electronics, etc. will get an impetus. UK and India will collaborate in the field of next-generation telecommunication technologies and telecom providers, Start-ups and businesses will explore commercial opportunities in telecoms infrastructure.
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Foreign Secretary meets Indian Prime Minister Modi and launches landmark Technology Security Initiative
Foreign Secretary announces UK-India Technology Security Initiative in New Delhi
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