Sunday, June 30, 2013

INDIA-US STRATEGIC DIALOGUE

  • India and US will hold their fourth strategic dialogue at New Delhi on June 24
  • US delegation led by: Secretary of State John Kerry
  • The Indian side led by: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid

 AGENDA:

  • The export of shale gas by the US to India and the civil-nuclear energy cooperation 

 SHALE GAS EXPORT:

  • Under the current US laws, Washington cannot export shale gas to countries with which it does not have a free trade agreement (FTA).
  • Recently, the US Department of Energy had approved one licence for export of shale gas to a non-FTA country. 
  • The sense in Washington is that selling shale gas to India will serve national interest as it will discourage New Delhi to buy it from Iran

 H1B & L CATEGORY VISAS:

  • India concerned over high visa costs and problems, especially affecting the IT sector
  • US promises to do whatever possible as it is a matter of legislation
  • India says need to factor in concerns of both sides

 SECURITY & DEFENCE SECTOR:

  • India and the US agree on the need to go beyond buyer-seller relations
  •  To include defence co-develop and co-manufacturing and widen defence trade and industry collaboration
  • Both sides plan fresh round of whole-of-government cyber security consultations
  • Washington and New Delhi to cooperate missions to recover remains of US service members from World War II

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