China a major challenge to world: US

Multi-layered approach needed to strengthen our defense partnership, and China is one of the dimensions as it is a major challenge to India and the world, a senior administration official in Washington told media

Washington (ANI): The United States and India on Tuesday formally established a high-level initiative on critical and emerging technologies or iCET.

India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had a ‘fruitful discussion’ with his US counterpart at the White House. In the discussions, there was a laser focus on aligning Washington and New Delhi’s strategic, commercial and scientific approaches specifically in the field of technology. Officials did announce several concrete steps that the initiative will be taking forward from the high-power meeting in Washington. Sullivan, in an interview with reporters, said that iCET would ‘serve both countries’ deeper strategic interests, according to The

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Washington Post. iCET has no explicit reference to China, but the

Biden administration sees technology development vis-a-vis China

Assembly polls: PM Modi, Shah, Nadda attend BJP CEC meeting

New Delhi (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting over the upcoming Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly elections. The meeting at the party headquarters in Delhi was chaired by BJP national president JP Nadda. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and all the members of the Central Election Committee were present at the meeting. Voting for As-

Shah to visit WB in Feb to boost party’s morale

New Delhi (ANI):

Aiming to strengthen the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organisation in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting the state in February.

Incidentally, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the central leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is constantly visiting West Bengal to strengthen its organisation. BJP state presi- dent Sukanta Majumdar informed ANI that Amit Shah will visit Bengal in February but the date has not been confirmed yet. sembly elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya will be held in a single phase on February 27. The results will be declared on March 2. In Meghalaya, BJP will

“We will finalise the date of the Home Minister’s visit on February 6. Although, there is a possibility that he will visit the state in the second week of February,” he said. The party has also started the Loksabha Pravas Yojana, in view of the Lok Sabha elections.

PM Narendra Modi with Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and BJP chief JP Nadda and other dignitaries at the BJP Central Election Committee meeting, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Gill creates history; breaks

Kohli’s records fight in all seats alone this time while in Nagaland, the party will contest the polls in alliance with the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP). as a zero-sum game that the U.S. cannot lose hence iCET could be an important way forward.

New Delhi: India defeated New Zealand to win the T20 series against Kiwis 2-1. Shubman Gill single-handedly destroyed the bowling attack of New Zealand and was undefeated at 126. Gill became only the fifth Indian to hit hundreds across all formats of the game, joining Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina. He created history as he surpassed Kohli & Raina to become the youngest Indian to hit a T20I century.

“The US-India defence and artificial intelligence dialogue is a multi-layered approach and China is one of the dimensions as it is a major challenge to New Delhi and the world,” a senior administration official told reporters.

Washington: The US and India plan to share advanced defense and computing technology, including the potential joint production of General Electric Co. jet engines, as the Biden administration seeks to shift New Delhi away from Russia and counter China. US officials are evaluating a proposal from GE to approve joint production of jet engines for Indian warplanes. Sullivan and Ajit Doval attended an event with executives from American and Indian tech firms and university presidents.

White House National Security Advisor to US President Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan during the Round Table on Critical and Emerging Technologies hosted by US-India Business Council, in Washington.

INDIA, US TIES TO TARGET CHINA’S AI, MILITARY EQUIPMENT: WHITE HOUSE

Washington: The White House is launching a partnership with India that President Joe Biden hopes will help the countries compete against China on military equipment, semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI). Washington wants to deploy more Western mobile phone networks in the subcontinent to counter China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, to welcome more

Indian computer chip specialists to the US and to encourage companies to collaborate on military equipment like artillery systems. Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, and his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, are meeting with senior officials from both countries at the White House to launch the U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies.