Modi’s US visit an opportunity to enhance technology partnership between the two countries: Raimondo

Washington. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US next week will be an opportunity to advance the Indo-US commercial and strategic technology partnership. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will receive Modi as a state guest in Washington DC on June 22. He will address a joint session of the US Congress on the same day. The President and the First Lady will also host Modi for dinner later.

“This will be an opportunity to enhance commercial and strategic technology partnerships between our governments, including in defense, semiconductor supply chains, clean energy and space,” Raimondo said while addressing the US-India Business Council’s annual India Ideas Summit. Raimondo is considered a supporter of Indo-US relations. He and Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal are focusing on the development and protection of critical and emerging technology.

“Semiconductors are essential to this effort, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that Minister Goyal and I signed in March will bring the two sides even closer,” Raimondo said. We are both in favor of the urgent need to build stronger and more secure semiconductor supply chains.” During the commercial dialogue, the two countries also announced a new working group, which will build on their strong trade and investment ties and shared spirit of entrepreneurship. Will take advantage In particular, it will focus on increasing innovation and employability in emerging technologies.

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