Washington, A day after announcing the cancellation of his visit to New Delhi, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is personally committed to pursuing a "deeply productive and multifaceted partnership" with India, the senior administration official said here on Wednesday. Said.

On Tuesday this week, Sullivan's visit to India was postponed for the second time this year. This time his tour was postponed due to the emerging situation in West Asia following the increasing hostility between Israel and Iran.

Sullivan, who is US President Joe Biden's top national security aide, was due to hold wide-ranging talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval on progress in the implementation of the US-India Initiative on Critical Emerging Technologies (ICET). Apart from other issues.

The senior administration official said, “NSA Sullivan looks forward to conducting the ICET Annual Review at the next possible date and is personally committed to furthering our deep productive and multifaceted partnership with India.,

The US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies or iCET was launched last year to enhance and expand strategic technology partnerships and defense industrial cooperation between governments, businesses, and academic institutions.

iCET is a personal initiative of President Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders first announced the initiative in May 2022 and formally launched it in January 2023.

“Similarly, the President looks forward to the next Quad leader meeting and continuing our efforts with India to deliver results for the American and Indian people, as well as our allies, in support of our shared vision of free, open and prosperous Are." Indo-Pacific,” the official said.A Quad leaders' summit was planned in India in January. However, this could not happen because Washington had told India that Biden would not be able to travel.

The Quad or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is a strategic diplomatic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.