‘Aggressive China’ is bringing India-US closer like never before. This time in strategic tech.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, in New Delhi, India, on November 10, 2023; image credit: @DrSJaishankar via Twitter

Synopsis
The US and India are writing newer chapters in strategic tech collaboration. It begins with investments in dual-use technologies with critical national security applications in the defence, space, and intelligence sectors. This is being done in order to tame ‘aggressive China’. Experts believe this is the need of the hour.

Last week, India-US officially declared that the two countries find each other in agreement on strategic issues, including catalysing investments in dual-use technologies with critical national security applications in defence, space, and intelligence sectors. Dual-use technologies are sophisticated technologies meant for both civilian and military use. Basic examples of that are Navigation and Avionics. Two key focal points of the recent