The INDUS-X Summit, a joint effort between India and the United States in defense innovation, is set to take place on February 20-21, 2024 in New Delhi.

About INDUS- X

The India-U.S. Defence Acceleration Ecosystem, also known as INDUS- X, was launched in June 2023 during the State Visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to the US.
It's organized by inventions for Defence Excellence( iDEX) under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, and Department of Defence( DoD), United States.
Also in confluence with the U.S.- India Business Council and the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers( SIDM).
The U.S.- India Business Council and the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) both have teamed up to promote technology hookups and artificial cooperation in defence between the two countries.
The INDUS- X Summit is a two- day event that brings together stakeholders from both nations to explore and subsidize rising openings.
The peak features a dynamic line- up of conditioning designed to foster collaboration, invention, and knowledge exchange.
The summit is involved with perceptive sessions aimed at charting the unborn line of the U.S.- India defence relations, including panel discussions, workshops, senior leaders forums, and joint challenge winner felicitations.

Stakeholders

Stakeholders involved in defence invention, including representatives from government, academic and exploration associations, investors, defence launch- ups, technology incubators, assiduity associations, and other launch- up enablers, will be meeting to develop new enterprise to advance INDUS-X.
The summit will also include the creation of the Joint INDUS X challenge winners under the IMPACT program.

Significance of Summit

The INDUS- X Summit is a significant initiative which helps in the advancement of defence collaboration and innovation between India and the United States.
It sets the stage for unborn technological advancements and strategic hookups.
It promotes cross-national wisdom and technology networks and builds the connective issue between domestic entrepreneurs, requests, skilling institutions, government labs, and investment capital, which is critical to erecting successful invention ecosystems.