Sullivan informs about MTCR changes, says move will boost Indo-US space cooperation

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday announced the US efforts to finalise necessary steps to delist Indian nuclear entities, which will promote civil nuclear cooperation and resilient clean energy supply chains between Indian and American companies.

Sullivan briefed NSA Ajit Doval on the updates brought out by the Joe Biden administration to US missile export control policies under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) that will boost US commercial space cooperation with India.

The two also reflected on the progress the US and India have made - and will continue to make - as strategic partners and countries with a shared commitment to peaceful nuclear cooperation, officials said.


Sullivan was accompanied by a delegation of senior US government officials. The two NSAs have engaged regularly in a high-level dialogue through extensive discussions on a broad bilateral, regional and global agenda.

Following the launch of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) by Prime Minister Modi and President Joseph Biden on the sidelines of the Quad Summit in Tokyo on May 24, 2022, the two NSAs have driven concrete initiatives between the two countries across a range of areas, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, telecommunications, defence and space.

Sullivan also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and foreign minister S Jaishankar. Sullivan's trip comes days after Jaishankar concluded a six-day visit to the US.