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to expand US-India cooperation in civil space, defense, Minister and President committed to a strengthened and
and other high-technology sectors. Commensurate with expanded dialogue on export control issues, through
India's nonproliferation record and commitment to abide fora such as the U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation
by multilateral export control standards, these steps Group, on aspects of capacity building, sharing of best
include the United States removing Indian entities from practices, and outreach with industry.
the U.S. Department of Commerce's “Entity List” and
The possibility of cooperation between the two nations in
realignment of India in U.S. export control regulations.
space, to advance scientific knowledge and human
In addition, the United States intends to support India's welfare, are without boundaries and limits. They
full membership in the four multilateral export control commended their space scientists for launching new
regimes (Nuclear Suppliers Group, Missile Technology initiatives in climate and weather forecasting for
Control Regime, Australia Group, and Wassenaar agriculture, navigation, resource mapping, research and
Arrangement) in a phased manner.
development, and capacity building. They agreed to
continuing discussions on and seek ways to collaborate
Both leaders reaffirmed the assurances provided in the
on future lunar missions, international space station,
letters exchanged in September 2004 and the End-Use
human space flight and data sharing, and to reconvene
Visit Arrangement, and determined that the two
the Civil Space Joint Working Group in early 2011. They
governments had reached an understanding to
highlighted the just concluded Implementing
implement these initiatives consistent with their respective
Arrangement for enhanced monsoon forecasting that will
national export control laws and policies. The Prime
begin to transmit detailed forecasts to farmers beginning
10 The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the US President, Mr. Barack Obama, in New Delhi on November 08, 2010.
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