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India, US sign six MoUs to enhance cooperation
Ajay Kaul and Lalit K Jha
Washington, Nov 25 (PTI) India and the US have signed
an MoU on counter-terrorism and five other agreements as they
agreed to chart their ties as "one of the defining relations"
in the 21st century in which New Delhi will have a leadership
role in the region and the world.
Besides the Memorandum of Understanding on 'Advancing
Global Security and Countering Terrorism', the two countries
signed pacts covering education and development, health
cooperation, economic trade and agriculture, and green
partnerships.
The pacts were signed after Indian Prime Minister and
US President Barack Obama held talks here at the White House.
Singh is the first foreign leader to be hosted as the State
Guest under the 10-month-old Obama Administration.
Under the MoU on 'Advancing Global Security and
Counter Terrorism', the two sides committed to redouble their
collective efforts to deal effectively with terrorism, while
protecting their countries' common ideals and shared values.
They also committed themselves to strengthening global
consensus and legal regimes against terrorism.
Under the MoU, they supported an early start of
negotiations on a multilateral, non-discriminatory and
internationally verifiable Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty.
The two leaders looked forward to the April 2010
Nuclear Security Summit and agreed to consult each other
regularly.
They affirmed their commitment to work together to
prevent the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction- and
missile-related technology and to realise their shared vision
of a world free of nuclear weapons.
Earlier, at a joint press conference, Obama said US-India
relationship will be one of the defining partnerships of the
21st century.
"India today is a rising and responsible global power.
So I believe that the relationship between the United States
and India will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st
century," Obama said.
With an aim of enhancing US-India cooperation on
education and development, the two sides launched the
Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative which will
provide USD 10 million in combined funding to increase
university linkages and support junior faculty development
between US and Indian universities.
The two sides also launched "Green Partnership" to
strengthen US-India cooperation on clean energy, climate
change, and food security, reflecting their commitment to
taking vigorous action to fight climate change.
They also announced launch of an Indo-US Clean Energy
Research and Deployment Initiative, which is supported by US
and Indian government funding and private sector assistance.
This new Initiative will include a Joint Research
Center operating in both the United States and India to foster
innovation and joint efforts to accelerate deployment of clean
energy technologies. The Initiative will facilitate joint
research, scientific exchanges, and sharing of proven
innovation and deployment policies.
India and the US also launched a new Agriculture
Dialogue and agreed on a MoU on Agricultural Cooperation and
Food Security that will set a pathway to robust cooperation
between the governments.
Under this, the two sides will cooperate in crop
forecasting, management and market information; regional and
global food security through the L’Aquila Food Security
Initiative; science, technology, and education; nutrition; and
expanding private sector investment in agriculture.
The United States and India expect cooperation under
the agreement to expand access to knowledge to improve
productivity, safety, and nutritional quality of food crops;
to strengthen market institutions and foster growth of
agribusiness investment and improve food security and access
to adequate quantities and quality of food, particularly for
women and young children.
Renewed bilateral cooperation in the field of
intellectual property through a MoU between the Department of
Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office and
Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The memorandum and action plan will focus on human
resource development, capacity building and public awareness
programmes in intellectual property protection and
enforcement. PTI LKJ
RDM
Washington, Nov 25 (PTI) India and the US have signed
an MoU on counter-terrorism and five other agreements as they
agreed to chart their ties as "one of the defining relations"
in the 21st century in which New Delhi will have a leadership
role in the region and the world.
Besides the Memorandum of Understanding on 'Advancing
Global Security and Countering Terrorism', the two countries
signed pacts covering education and development, health
cooperation, economic trade and agriculture, and green
partnerships.
The pacts were signed after Indian Prime Minister and
US President Barack Obama held talks here at the White House.
Singh is the first foreign leader to be hosted as the State
Guest under the 10-month-old Obama Administration.
Under the MoU on 'Advancing Global Security and
Counter Terrorism', the two sides committed to redouble their
collective efforts to deal effectively with terrorism, while
protecting their countries' common ideals and shared values.
They also committed themselves to strengthening global
consensus and legal regimes against terrorism.
Under the MoU, they supported an early start of
negotiations on a multilateral, non-discriminatory and
internationally verifiable Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty.
The two leaders looked forward to the April 2010
Nuclear Security Summit and agreed to consult each other
regularly.
They affirmed their commitment to work together to
prevent the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction- and
missile-related technology and to realise their shared vision
of a world free of nuclear weapons.
Earlier, at a joint press conference, Obama said US-India
relationship will be one of the defining partnerships of the
21st century.
"India today is a rising and responsible global power.
So I believe that the relationship between the United States
and India will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st
century," Obama said.
With an aim of enhancing US-India cooperation on
education and development, the two sides launched the
Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative which will
provide USD 10 million in combined funding to increase
university linkages and support junior faculty development
between US and Indian universities.
The two sides also launched "Green Partnership" to
strengthen US-India cooperation on clean energy, climate
change, and food security, reflecting their commitment to
taking vigorous action to fight climate change.
They also announced launch of an Indo-US Clean Energy
Research and Deployment Initiative, which is supported by US
and Indian government funding and private sector assistance.
This new Initiative will include a Joint Research
Center operating in both the United States and India to foster
innovation and joint efforts to accelerate deployment of clean
energy technologies. The Initiative will facilitate joint
research, scientific exchanges, and sharing of proven
innovation and deployment policies.
India and the US also launched a new Agriculture
Dialogue and agreed on a MoU on Agricultural Cooperation and
Food Security that will set a pathway to robust cooperation
between the governments.
Under this, the two sides will cooperate in crop
forecasting, management and market information; regional and
global food security through the L’Aquila Food Security
Initiative; science, technology, and education; nutrition; and
expanding private sector investment in agriculture.
The United States and India expect cooperation under
the agreement to expand access to knowledge to improve
productivity, safety, and nutritional quality of food crops;
to strengthen market institutions and foster growth of
agribusiness investment and improve food security and access
to adequate quantities and quality of food, particularly for
women and young children.
Renewed bilateral cooperation in the field of
intellectual property through a MoU between the Department of
Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office and
Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The memorandum and action plan will focus on human
resource development, capacity building and public awareness
programmes in intellectual property protection and
enforcement. PTI LKJ
RDM
