{"id":35370,"date":"2023-05-14T09:31:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T04:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=35370"},"modified":"2025-04-21T06:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T00:36:23","slug":"about-india-us-bilateral-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/about-india-us-bilateral-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"About India-US Bilateral Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>India-US Bilateral Relations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Defence Cooperation between India and US<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trade &amp; Economic Relations between India and US<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Energy Partnership\/ Climate &amp; Clean Energy Agenda 2030<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>S&amp;T and Space Cooperation between India and US<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>News Summary: US President Biden to host PM Modi for state visit<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why this visit is significant?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For the first time in nine years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the US for an official state visit from June 21 to 24.<\/li>\n<li>This will be PM Modi\u2019s <strong>first state visit to the US<\/strong> since he assumed office in 2014.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>His previous visits to the US to meet then Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump at the White House were <u>not classified as state visits<\/u>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The last official state visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the US was undertaken by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in November 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>India-US Bilateral Relations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Defence Cooperation between India and US<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>India-US defence cooperation is based on \u201cNew Framework for India-US Defence Cooperation\u201d, which was renewed for a period of ten years in 2015.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In 2016, the defence relationship was designated as a <strong>Major Defence Partnership<\/strong> (MDP) to build a comprehensive, enduring and mutually beneficial defence partnership.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In July 2018, India was moved into the <strong>Tier-1 of the US Department of Commerce\u2019s Strategic Trade Authorization license exception<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In August 2022, a U.S. Navy Ship (USNS) Charles Drew visited in Chennai for repairs and allied services. <strong>This was the first ever repair of a U.S. Navy ship in India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Several defence agreements have been signed:\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Association (2016);\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (2018);\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Industrial Security Agreement (2019);\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (2020).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bilateral exercises include: Yudh Abhyas (Army); Vajra Prahar (Special Forces), a tri-services exercise\u2013 Tiger Triumph (inaugurated in 2019).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In November 2022, <strong>Australian Navy joined the<\/strong> <strong>U.S.-India-Japan MALABAR<\/strong> annual Naval Exercise. U.S. participated in <strong>India\u2019s multilateral Exercise Milan 2022<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trade &amp; Economic Relations between India and US<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>U.S. has emerged as India&#8217;s biggest trading partner in 2022-23<\/strong> on account of increasing economic ties between the two countries.<\/li>\n<li>According to the provisional data of the Commerce Ministry, the bilateral trade between India and the U.S. has increased to <strong><u>$128.55 billion in 2022-23<\/u><\/strong> as against $119.5 billion in 2021-22. It was $80.51 billion in 2020-21.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exports to the U.S. rose to $78.31 billion in 2022-23<\/strong> as against $76.18 billion in 2021-22, while imports grew to $50.24 billion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In FY 2020-21, India received the highest ever FDI amounting to US$ 81.72 billion. USA became India\u2019s second largest source of FDI during 2020-21 with inflows of US$ 13.82 billion.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>US is one of the top 5 investment destinations for Indian FDI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indo-Pacific Economic Framework [IPEF]<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>India joined the launch of the IPEF in May 2022 and will work with the 13 Partner countries to build an inclusive and flexible Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.<\/li>\n<li>India joined three Pillars of IPEF, related to supply chains, tax and anti-corruption and clean energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Strategic Energy Partnership\/ Climate &amp; Clean Energy Agenda 2030<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>India and US have a strong bilateral partnership in energy sector.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In April 2021, the US and India launched \u201cU.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership,\u201d with two tracks:\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP); and\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The SCEP has five pillars:\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>Power &amp; Energy Efficiency,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Renewable Energy,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Responsible Oil &amp; Gas,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Growth, and\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Emerging Fuels and Technologies (hydrogen bio-fuels and waste to energy).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>USA joined the International Solar Alliance in November 2021 and ratified the ISA Agreement in September 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>S&amp;T and Space Cooperation between India and US<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement signed in October 2005, was renewed for 10 years in September 2019.<\/li>\n<li>ISRO and NASA are working together to realize a joint microwave remote sensing satellite for Earth observation, named <strong>NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar<\/strong> (NISAR).<\/li>\n<li>ISRO availed NASA\/JPL\u2019s Deep Space Network Antenna support for its Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) and Chandrayaan-2 mission. Both sides are currently exploring the possibility of availing similar support for Chandrayaan-3 satellite.<\/li>\n<li>On commercial front, ISRO has launched more than 200 satellites from US, on-board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), as co passengers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>News Summary: US President Biden to host PM Modi for state visit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The White House has announced the state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington DC next month.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PM Modi is the third world leader to be invited for a state visit by Biden<\/strong>, following French President Emmanuel Macron in 2022 and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in April 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The visit will underscore the growing importance of the strategic partnership between India and the United States as the two nations collaborate across numerous sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why this visit is significant?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This visit is significant at a time when India has maintained a diplomatic tightrope walk on the Russia-Ukraine war.\n<ul>\n<li>India has chosen not to take sides explicitly, either with the US-led West or the Russian side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>China\u2019s aggressive behaviour at the India-China border as well as the Indo-Pacific region has brought the two countries closer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1) What is NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is a joint Earth observation satellite mission between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission aims to provide high-resolution, dual-frequency radar images of the Earth&#8217;s surface for a variety of applications, including land and resource management, disaster monitoring, and climate studies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2)<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>What is meant by State visit?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A State visit is a formal visit by a head of state or a senior representative of a country to another country, usually at the invitation of the host country&#8217;s government. The purpose of a State visit is to strengthen diplomatic relations, promote trade and investment, and enhance cultural and political ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/president-biden-host-pm-narendra-modi-official-state-visit-to-us-8602478\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>US President Biden to host PM Narendra Modi for state visit in June<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianembassyusa.gov.in\/pdf\/menu\/Wasington_IndUs_21Nov2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Indian Embassy in USA<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/president-biden-to-host-pm-modi-for-official-state-visit-to-us-on-june-22-white-house\/article66835109.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>The Hindu<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State visits are considered to be the highest expression of friendly bilateral relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":35371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}