India and the United States enjoy a comprehensive global strategic partnership.
Washington:
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Jeffrey R. Piatt on Monday praised the Indian Navy’s operation against the Houthis and said it showed that India’s capabilities as a cybersecurity provider in the wider region benefited the United States.
Replying to ANI’s question on the China-India-US energy security nexus in the global crisis, Piat said: “We are going through an unprecedented moment of turmoil in the international system. As the routes of container shipping change, what is happening to global container shipping? What is the impact of this on Does inflation matter? The Indian Navy stepped in to save an oil tanker that was on fire following a Houthi missile attack. It was the Indian Navy that came to the rescue of the ship. This speaks to India’s capabilities as a network security provider for the wider region, which Good for America.”
Regarding the foreign trade agreement between the United States and India, Piatt said: “I don’t think we are currently involved in any kind of free trade agreement negotiations with India, but we are having ongoing important discussions on how to facilitate further deepening of our trade relationship. negotiation”.
He also said that the US-India trade relationship cannot be simply described as a “pancake” and has now become as big and bloated as “Puri”.
“One of the key frameworks for our cooperation with India in the high-tech sector is the iCET framework,” Piatt said during a recent visit to India. “Our National Security Advisor recently decided to add critical minerals and clean energy technologies to ISET as new pillar. We seek to accelerate the pace of deployment to enhance collaboration among our laboratories in areas of innovation.”
Referring to his meeting with Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Piat mentioned, “Minister Puri and I discussed our issues on energy security, global energy market stability, the destabilizing impact of Russia’s actions. , the invasion of Ukraine, etc., but there are also concerns about the Red Sea, Iranian activity, Venezuela, and all the disruptions in global oil markets, especially the United States and India are sailing together. We are concerned about the stability of those markets, for us Citizens who have a common interest in providing energy need to do so in a way that has the lowest carbon footprint possible.”
US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey R Pyatt will visit India on January 26 and address two panels at the India-US Forum focusing on shared energy priorities and other challenges.
Piat visited India from January 26 to 31, visiting New Delhi and Hyderabad. He also addressed two panels at the India-US forum, focusing on shared energy priorities among other challenges.
In New Delhi, he addressed two panels at the India-US forum “focused on shared energy priorities and the opportunities and challenges for critical minerals in the global energy transition,” the State Department said in a press release.
During the meeting, India and the United States noted the increasing importance of bilateral energy cooperation and emphasized the importance of bilateral clean energy cooperation.
Both countries welcome growing energy trade between them. The two countries emphasized the importance of bilateral clean energy cooperation and the achievements of the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) in strengthening energy security, creating opportunities for clean energy innovation, combating climate change, and creating jobs.
Driven by shared democratic values, convergence of interests on a range of issues and dynamic people-to-people engagement, India and the United States enjoy a comprehensive global strategic partnership spanning almost all fields of human endeavour.
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