S Jaishankar Praises NSA Jake Sullivan's Contribution In Strong India-US Ties

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who is in India to take stock of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET), met Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar in Delhi on Monday and discussed enhancing bilateral, regional and global cooperation.

After the meeting, Mr Jaishankar acknowledged Mr Sullivan's "personal contribution" in strengthening the India-US partnership over the past four years.

"Delighted to meet US NSA @JakeSullivan46 in New Delhi today morning.""Continued our ongoing discussions on deepening bilateral, regional and global cooperation. Valued the openness of our conversations in the last four years. Appreciated his personal contribution to forging a closer and stronger India-US partnership," he wrote in a post on X ( previously Twitter)

Delighted to meet US NSA @JakeSullivan46 in New Delhi today morning.

Continued our ongoing discussions on deepening bilateral, regional and global cooperation. Valued the openness of our conversations in the last four years. Appreciated his personal contribution to forging a… pic.twitter.com/jm9P2pW7zn

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 6, 2025

Mr Sullivan's trip comes days after Mr Jaishankar concluded a six-day visit to the US. His trip was the last high-profile visit to New Delhi by the outgoing Biden administration, as Donald Trump will take over as the 47th president of the US on January 20.

During Mr Sullivan's visit, the two sides are expected to review the overall India-US strategic ties and outcomes achieved in deepening ties between the two countries under Biden's presidency.

Later in the day, Mr Sullivan is expected to hold wide-ranging talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

In their talks, Mr Sullivan and Mr Doval are expected to deliberate on the implementation of the iCET, billed as one of the very significant initiatives rolled out during Joe Biden's presidency to expand India-US strategic ties.

The iCET represents a landmark initiative between the two countries in areas of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, biotech, and defence innovation. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Biden in May 2022, with the aim of forging greater collaboration between the two countries in areas of critical technologies.

Last year, the two sides unveiled a raft of transformative initiatives to deepen India-US cooperation in areas of semiconductors, critical minerals, advanced telecommunication and defence space. Sullivan last visited India in June 2024.