{"id":225803,"date":"2023-02-09T20:47:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=225803"},"modified":"2023-02-20T14:08:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T08:38:35","slug":"the-fine-print-in-the-indo-us-pact-icet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-fine-print-in-the-indo-us-pact-icet\/","title":{"rendered":"The fine print in the Indo-US pact, iCET"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article \u201cThe fine print in the Indo-US pact, iCET\u201d <\/strong>published in the Indian Express <\/b>on 9th February 2023<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus<\/strong>: GS 2 \u2013 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>: About Initiative\u00a0for Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET).<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: Recently, India\u2019s National Security Advisor held talks with the US counterpart on the first dialogue on the Initiative for Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) in the US.<\/p>\n

What is the Initiative\u00a0for Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Read here: Inaugural iCET dialogue will accelerate US\u2019 strategic technology partnership with India: US NSA<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About Indo-US \u201cstrategic partnership\u201d in the past<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Both countries signed a)<\/strong> \u201cNext Steps in Strategic Partnership\u201d in 2004; b) <\/strong>\u201cDefence Framework Agreement\u201d in 2005, c)<\/strong> \u201cIndo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement\u201d in 2008 and d)<\/strong> all four key \u201cfoundational agreements\u201d.<\/p>\n

Both nations also launched the \u201cDefence Technology and Trade Initiative\u201d in 2012. The US accorded \u201cMajor Defence Partner\u201d status to India in 2016, c)<\/strong> \u201c2+2 dialogue\u201d in 2018.<\/p>\n

All of Indo-US \u201cstrategic partnership\u201d has delivered $22 billion worth of military hardware purchases by India via the foreign military sales programme.<\/p>\n

What are the advantages of iCET?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

iCET could 1)<\/strong> Be a \u201cgame changer\u201d in catalysing Indo-US technology cooperation by persuading the US to lift existing export control restrictions, 2)<\/strong> Encourage the private sector of both countries to cooperate in sensitive sectors, 3)<\/strong> Demonstrate a mutual commitment to investing in advanced technologies, such as quantum computing, AI and space, as well as the critical field of semiconductor design and manufacture.<\/p>\n

What are the challenges faced by India’s defence sector?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India\u2019s massive defence industrial complex, including the DRDO, defence public sector undertakings (DPSU) and the (erstwhile) Ordnance Factory Board, are associated with closely the Soviet\/Russian arms<\/strong> industry.<\/p>\n

India’s previous transfer of technology (ToT) resulted in engineers and designers acquiring only the \u201cknowhow\u201d of methods and procedures required for assembling or building aircraft, aero engines and armoured vehicles from parts or material supplied. Hence, the principles and laws of defence equipments are not completely understood<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What are the challenges faced by iCET?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

-The US Arms Export Control Act not only requires clearances from the Departments of State and Defence for ToT but also imposes certain restrictions on the recipient state.<\/p>\n

-The iCET aims to make the US a dominant player in India’s defence procurements by replacing Russia. But, this will face stiff resistance from Russia.<\/p>\n

-While India is in dire need of technology, the US industry remains firmly focused on trade.<\/p>\n

What India needs to do to make iCET comprehensive?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India need to leverage its considerable purchases in the arms, energy, civil aviation, nuclear and other sectors in a holistic manner to extract technology from the US.<\/p>\n

Atmanirbharta must remain India’s ultimate aim. Hence, India should break free of Russia\u2019s and US’s defence products and also regain \u201cstrategic autonomy\u201d in international affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cThe fine print in the Indo-US pact, iCET\u201d published in the Indian Express on 9th February 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India\u2019s interests. Relevance: About Initiative\u00a0for Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). News: Recently, India\u2019s National Security… Continue reading The fine print in the Indo-US pact, iCET<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10500],"class_list":["post-225803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704954427},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}