Washington, DC, 14 February (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks with US President Donald Trump at the White House at Washington, DC on Thursday. (Annie photo) | Photo Credit: Annie
Calling to increase cooperation in space exploration, including missions of long-term human spacecraft, saw 2025 as “the leading year for US-India-India Space Cooperation” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump. . The two leaders, who also launched the Indus Innovation Bridge, focused on broaden the bilateral partnership on Thursday (Friday, February 14, 2025 – IST), which included in the field of defense, energy, space and important technology. .
Modi and Trump called “more cooperation in space exploration, long-term human spaceflight missions, specializing and sharing professional exchange in emerging fields, including planetary safety,” continued after discussions. According to a joint statement.
“Leaders committed to pursue commercial space cooperation through industry busyness in traditional and emerging fields, such as connectivity, advanced spaceflight, satellite and space launch system, space sustainability, space tourism and advanced space manufacturing,” Said.
From 12 February to 13 February, the US Prime Minister’s visit took place on 20 January about three weeks after the inauguration of President Trump.
In a joint statement, the leaders welcomed 2025 as a leading year for “US-India Civil Space Cooperation”, “A NASA-Eyssro through Swayamsiddha to bring the first Indian astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). With an effort plan.
It also referred to the initial launch of the combined ‘Nisar’ mission, which was the first-of-its-type to systematically map in the Earth’s surface using dual radar. The NASA-Iceroo synthetic aperture radar or ‘Nisar’ will be used by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for a variety of purposes, including mapping of agricultural areas and landslide areas.
The leaders also announced the launch of the initiative of the US-India ‘Trust’ (changing the relationship using strategic technology ‘), which to promote the application of important and emerging technologies in areas, government-to-government, Will catalyze the cooperation of the educationist and private sector. Such as defense, artificial intelligence, semiconductor, quantum, biotechnology, energy and location.
The statement also states that the trust will encourage the use of verified technology vendors and ensure that sensitive technologies are protected.
As a central column of the ‘Trust’ initiative, the leaders committed to work with us and the Indian private industry to carry forward the US-India Roadmap on ‘AI Infrastructure’ by the end of the year “by the end of the year.
This roadmap will identify the large-scale US-root AI infrastructure in India with financing, construction, power and future functions, financing, building, strength and obstacles to add.
In a media briefing on Thursday (Friday, February 14, 2025 – IST), Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that the two leaders started a new, innovation bridge after the successful Sindhu -X forum for defense applications.
The joint statement stated that Indus Innovation is to focus on space, energy, and other emerging technologies to maintain the US and India leadership in innovation and to meet the 21st century needs.
Leaders also strengthened their commitment to Indus-X initiative, which facilitates partnership between us and Indian defense companies, investors and universities to produce significant potentials for our terrorists, and next in 2025 The summit was welcomed.
Published – February 14, 2025 11:28 pm IST
