

lawmakers had objected to the administration’s decision to honor Modi with a state visit. The initiative was critical in sealing a deal, announced Thursday, that will allow U.S.-based General Electric to partner with India's Hindustan Aeronautics to produce jet engines in India.ĭespite all the deal-making and the free-flowing praise between the leaders, Modi's visit was accompanied by controversy over India's erosion of religious, press and political freedoms under his watch. Earlier this year, the two countries launched the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies, which sets the path for collaboration on semiconductor production, developing artificial intelligence, and a loosening of export control rules.
