US invested in expanding strategic partnership with India: Official

The United States has invested significantly in expanding its strategic partnership with India and is pursuing a robust agenda to deepen the bilateral cooperation, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell has said.

Addressing the ongoing India-US Defence Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Summit in California on Monday, Campbell said successive administrations in Washington and New Delhi have invested time and political capital to bring the partnership to greater heights.

But in the last year, I like to say, our partnership has reached 'escape velocity'," he said.

The United States has invested significantly in expanding our strategic partnership with India, and we are pursuing a robust agenda to deepen cooperation for the rest of the year not only diplomatically, but also through iCET ( initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology), Campbell said.

The third edition of the two-day INDUS-X summit began on Monday. It is organised by the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum ...