Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Semiconductor Supply Chain and Innovation Partnership during the U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue. Following the signing, the Secretary Raimondo released the below statement. “As the Commerce Department embarks on the implementation the CHIPS and Science Act, I’m...

NEW DELHI – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Prime Minister Ajit Doval to discuss the U.S.-India commercial relationship and opportunities to deepen linkages between our economies. They concurred on the importance of the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology. Secretary Raimondo and...

NEW DELHI – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Indian Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan to discuss the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), including the IPEF Upskilling Initiative, and the Government of India’s initiatives on skill development. The two discussed how the IPEF Upskilling Initiative is a...

NEW DELHI – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss key areas of shared interest, including the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), semiconductors, and supply chain resilience. Secretary Raimondo thanked Minister Sitharaman for India’s early engagement and continued support of IPEF, and for working closely...

NEW DELHI – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to discuss U.S.-India relations and opportunities for further economic cooperation. The Secretary underscored the importance of the U.S.-India bilateral relationship to the Biden Administration and the Department, including ongoing collaboration and potential for closer...

NEW DELHI – Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Indian Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw ahead of the U.S.-India CEO Forum and U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue to discuss issues of importance to the U.S.-India commercial relationship, including our cooperation on semiconductors, the digital economy and data flows, Open RAN and the Indo-Pacific Economic...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to New Delhi, India to meet with Indian public and private sector leaders and participate in the U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue and CEO Forum. The Secretary will convey the importance that the Biden Administration places on U.S.-India relations and emphasize the significant opportunity to deepen commercial ties between the two countries...

The Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced that a U.S. delegation will travel to Bali, Indonesia for the second negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) from March 13-19, 2023. The interagency U.S. delegation will be led by Sharon H. Yuan, Department of Commerce Counselor and Chief Negotiator for Pillars II-IV, and...

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) joined the special negotiating round for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in New Delhi, India, from February 8-11, 2023. The round was hosted by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry and covered IPEF Pillars II (Supply Chains), III (Clean Economy), and IV (Fair Economy). The U.S. delegation was led by Sharon H. Yuan...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo welcomed Australian Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic to Washington, D.C. The Secretary expressed her appreciation for Australia’s close coordination on a variety of initiatives such as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) and the Australia-United States Strategic Commercial Dialogue (SCD). Secretary Raimondo welcomed the...