The visit to the United States, observed through the industry’s business lens

• Initiated Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) to reduce trade barriers and streamline regulatory processes.

• Aims to encourage U.S. companies to invest in India, including integrating India into their supply chains.

• Supports exporting industrial goods, labour-intensive products, and agricultural products from the U.S. to India.

Technology, Defence, and Energy Focus

• U.S.-India Transforming the Relationship Utilizing Strategic Technology (TRUST) initiative to deepen strategic and technological partnership.

• INDUS Innovation initiative to accelerate research and development in cutting-edge sectors.

• U.S.-India Roadmap on AI Infrastructure to attract investments in data centres, computing power, and AI models.

• U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership to promote indigenous manufacturing, skill development, and economic growth.

Links in Higher Education

• Leaders decided to boost higher education institutional cooperation, including the establishment of campuses by leading U.S. educational institutions in India.