India's Federal Government has approved the establishment of 12 new industrial smart cities across various states, with an initial investment of $300 million This initiative is part of a larger plan to create 'plug and play' industrial parks in or near 100 cities, as announced in the National Budget earlier this...
South Korea and India to Double Bilateral Trade
India and South Korea aim to increase bilateral trade t0 $50 billion by 2030. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged their business communities to step up investments and promote joint ventures. Bilateral trade between the two Asian countries was $20 billion in 2017. The...
India, Japan to Collaborate on AI, Robotics for Defense
India and Japan will work together to introduce artificial intelligence and robotics in the defense sector by the end of January. Kentaro Sonoura, national security adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said, "You should expect to see increased bilateral cooperation to develop unmanned ground vehicles and robotics." The Center for...
Ash Carter: U.S. and India Destined to be Strategic Partners
CNN Politics reports that outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter was in Delhi in the second week of December in a last bid to boost relations with an ally that could prove crucial to U.S.-India defense relations. En route to New Delhi, Carter told reporters, "India and the United States...