The Industrial Security Agreement (ISA) Summit Between India And The United States:
The Industrial Security Agreement (ISA) summit between India and the United States was held between September 27 to October 01, 2021 at New Delhi.
- The summit was organised to develop protocol for the exchange of classified information between the defence industries of both the nations.
- The ISA was signed in December 2019 to facilitate the exchange of classified information between the defence industries of both the countries. It was held to create a roadmap for the implementation of the ISA.
- During the summit, both the sides agreed in-principle to establish the Indo-US Industrial Security Joint Working Group.
- This group will meet periodically to align the policies and procedures expeditiously that will allow the defence industries to collaborate on cutting edge defence technologies.