Space is the Next Frontier For India-US Collaboration

Context: India’s Ambassador to the US outlined that it is only natural that the two largest democratic countries further deepen their existing space collaboration.

India-US Space Collaboration:

• India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET):
  • The India- US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) was launched during the Quad summit in  2022. 
  • Vision for Space: It was established in order to elevate and expand our strategic technology partnership and defence industrial cooperation between the country’s governments, businesses and academic institutions.
• NISAR: It is a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). 
• Indian Space Policy of 2023: It has opened up avenues for industry, investment, and research collaborations between Indian and US private sector partners.

News Source: The Economic Times