Overview
- National security advisers Ajit Doval and Jonathan Powell met in New Delhi for the annual Strategic Dialogue to push the India–UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
- They reviewed the Technology Security Initiative and cited a new silicon carbide chip facility in Bhubaneswar by UK’s Clas‑SiC Wafer Fab and India’s SiCSem as a concrete result.
- Both sides set plans to grow work in semiconductors, quantum tech, biotechnology and advanced materials, and they moved to tighten institutional links on cybersecurity.
- Officials said defence ties have gathered pace under the Defence Industrial Roadmap, with India inviting more UK firms into local supply chains and exploring niche maritime technologies for the Indo-Pacific.
- They agreed to step up law‑enforcement coordination against terrorism, extremism and pro‑Khalistan activity, and they also exchanged views on West Asia and the Russia–Ukraine war, with Doval stressing diplomacy to resolve conflicts.