India, the US and South Korea convened an inaugural trilateral dialogue in Seoul for cooperation in the technology sector. According to a readout released by the US, the three countries discussed opportunities to cooperate on semiconductor supply chains; telecommunications and digital public infrastructure, artificial intelligence, quantum, space, advanced materials, clean energy and critical minerals, defence industrial development and production, and biotechnology, including active pharmaceutical supply chains. They also committed to coordinate measures to protect sensitive technologies and build trusted technology ecosystems in the region and globally.
The three sides, led by Tarun Chhabra senior director, US National Security Council, and special envoy, Critical and Emerging Technology Seth Center, US State Department; Wang Yunjong, deputy national security advisor, South Korea National Security Office; and Lekhan Thakkar, joint secretary, Indian National Security Council Secretariat, committed to expanding cooperation on critical and emerging technologies in support of shared economic national security interests, including spurring innovation and economic growth, building more resilient technology supply chains, and delivering technology solutions for the broader Indo-Pacific region.
