NSA Jake Sullivan to go to India subsequent week, to co-chair iCET assessment with Ajit Doval

That is anticipated to be the final formal interplay between the Indian aspect and the outgoing Joe Biden administration, folks accustomed to the matter mentioned on situation of anonymity on Thursday. Sullivan’s go to to India on January 6-7 has not but been formally introduced by the 2 sides.

The folks mentioned Sullivan and his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, will co-chair the assembly to assessment progress below the iCET, which marks the head of joint efforts to develop superior navy {hardware}, set requirements for rising applied sciences, and bolster collaboration in growing the following technology of chips and telecommunications.

This would be the third spherical of talks on the iCET because the initiative was launched in January 2023. Sullivan had additionally travelled to India for the second assembly on the iCET in June 2024, when the 2 sides agreed on the following steps of their strategic expertise partnership and pledged to take away long-standing obstacles to strategic commerce.

Sullivan can also be anticipated to fulfill exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the folks mentioned. He will even ship a lecture on the theme of “America and India: Constructing a shared future” in New Delhi on January 6.

The go to comes a bit of greater than per week after Jaishankar met Sullivan within the US on December 27. Jaishankar additionally met Michael Waltz, nominated by Trump for the submit of nationwide safety advisor.