An Indian scientific delegation is set to discuss with U.S. counterparts how the elimination of some U.S. restrictions on high-tech trade with the South Asian nation could enable new collaborative work on technologies for countering chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, the Hindustan Times reported today (see GSN, Nov. 8).
President Obama last week announced the United States would ease some controls on exports of sensitive technology to India, regulations originally put in place in response to the South Asian nation's 1998 nuclear tests.
The development of anti-WMD technology was one potential area in which the sides might now pool their scientific resources, said W. Selvamurthy, a chief controller at India's Defense Research and Development Organization.
Selvamurthy is expected to lead the team of Indian scientists in discussions with U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency specialists, as well as in an upcoming meeting in Orlando, Florida, to address WMD defense and response planning.
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