A senior Indian official said the private sector will be essential in turning India-US cooperation on artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum technologies and critical minerals into practical projects. Speaking at a USISPF roundtable, K Nagaraj Naidu, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, said recent initiatives are moving both countries from shared principles to delivery across trusted supply chains and strategic technologies, and that the private sector will play an indispensable role in transforming these frameworks into real-world outcomes. The roundtable, titled Securing the Foundations of AI Together: US–India Cooperation from Minerals to Microchips, was organised earlier this week by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum USISPF in association with the Embassy of India and Silverado Policy Accelerator. S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology MeitY, said India’s electronics manufacturing base had grown fast in recent years and semiconductor fabrication was moving closer to delivery through national efforts, adding that the next phase of the Semiconductor Mission will build on this momentum. He pointed to talent, digital public infrastructure and AI capabilities as supports that could help create solutions beyond domestic needs and serve global markets. India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra also spoke.