Consider the following statements: Statement-I: India and the United States will partnership to co-produce sonobuoys to enhance the Indian Navy's Undersea Domain Awareness (UDA). Statement-II: The U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) is a strategic framework to enhance bilateral cooperation in critical and emerging technologies. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? |ForumIAS

[A] Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

[B] Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

[C] Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

[D] Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanations –

Statement-I is correct. India and the United States are collaborating to co-produce sonobuoys to enhance the Indian Navy’s Undersea Domain Awareness (UDA). This partnership involves U.S.-based Ultra Maritime and India’s Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
Statement-II is correct. The U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) is a strategic framework launched to enhance bilateral cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, including defense technologies like sonobuoys.
Hence, the co-production of sonobuoys aligns with the objectives of iCET, which aims to deepen collaboration in advanced defense technologies. Therefore, Statement-II provides the correct explanation for Statement-I.