• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump announced the launch of the US-India TRUST (Transforming the Relationship Utilising Strategic Technology) initiative. 

• The initiative will pave the way for economic and technological cooperation between the two countries.

• It will catalyse government-to-government, academia and private sector collaboration to promote application of critical and emerging technologies in areas like defence, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, quantum, biotechnology, energy and space, while encouraging the use of verified technology vendors and ensuring sensitive technologies are protected.

• As a central pillar of the TRUST initiative, the leaders committed to work with US and Indian private industry to put forward a ‘US-India Roadmap on Accelerating AI Infrastructure’ by the end of the year. 

• It will identify constraints to financing, building, powering, and connect large-scale US-origin AI infrastructure in India with milestones and future actions.

• The US and India will work together to enable industry partnerships and investments in next generation data centers, cooperation on development and access to compute and processors for AI, for innovations in AI models and building AI applications for solving societal challenges while addressing the protections and controls necessary to protect these technologies and reduce regulatory barriers.

• As part of the TRUST initiative, the leaders also committed to build trusted and resilient supply chains, including for semiconductors, critical minerals, advanced materials and pharmaceuticals. 

• Both countries plan to encourage public and private investments to expand Indian manufacturing capacity, including in the US, for active pharmaceutical ingredients for critical medicines. 

• These investments will create good jobs, diversify vital supply chains, and reduce the risk of life-saving drug shortages in both India and the US.

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