India-US sign science and technology cooperation

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India-US sign science and technology cooperation agreement New

Delhi, Oct 18, IRNA

India-US-Science agreement

India and the USA have signed a historic agreement to foster a science

and technology cooperation and address global problems.

 

According to a press release of the Press Information Bureau, a copy of

which was received by IRNA earlier today, the agreement was signed

between Minister for Science and Technology and Ocean Development

Shri Kapil Sibal and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in

Washington on Monday.

 

The cooperation is based on shared responsibilities and equitable

contributions and benefits commensurate to the respective scientific

and technological strengths and resources of the two countries.

 

The agreement establishes a framework for dynamic and effective

cooperation between organizations and individual scientists of the two

countries. It delineates the guidelines for exchange of scientists and

sharing of intellectual property rights (IPR).

 

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Sibal welcomed the cooperation

between the oldest and the largest democracies in the world and talked

about benefits it would bring to mankind.

 

He pointed out that Christopher Columbus set out to discover India 500

years ago and discovered America. Now, he said, after 500 years the

USA is discovering the intellectual capacity and cultural values of India.

 

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the

agreement was a culmination of the painstaking efforts of technical

experts of the two sides and the personal involvement accorded by the

Indian minister.

 

Highlighting the features of the agreement, she recognized the

intellectual prowess and contributions of the Indian community to the

advancement of the US economy.

 

The agreement accords priority to collaborations that can advance

common goals in science and engineering research and education,

supports partnerships between public and private research

institutions and industry and similar goals in science and technology.

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