U.S. highlights close cooperation with India across defense, energy, critical minerals and emerging technologies, and engagement through the Quad

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Publicly verifiable evidence (agreements, joint exercises, funding, program launches, official reports, or coordinated Quad initiatives) demonstrating active cooperation in defense, energy, critical minerals, or emerging technologies and outcomes that benefit the U.S., India, or the Indo-Pacific.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a press statement on January 25, 2026, congratulating the people of India on Republic Day. He emphasized the historic bond between the United States and India, highlighting cooperation on defense, energy, critical minerals, and emerging technologies, and noted multi-layered engagement through the Quad. Rubio said he looks forward to working together to advance shared objectives in the coming year.
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Official U.S. and Indian government documents and announcements show sustained, concrete cooperation across the areas named: defense (e.g., successive defense agreements and a renewed 2025 Framework for the U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership), energy (the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership and longstanding civil nuclear cooperation), critical minerals (a bilateral Critical Minerals MOU and Quad-level critical-minerals work), and emerging technologies (the India‑U.S. initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology/iCET and related commercial/technology MOUs). Quad initiatives have also produced measurable outcomes for the Indo‑Pacific—examples include the Quad Vaccine Partnership and related vaccine deliveries, Quad health/security initiatives, and Quad programs for critical minerals and fellowships—demonstrating multi‑layered, results-oriented engagement. Verdict: True — the available high‑quality, primary government sources substantiate close cooperation across defense, energy, critical minerals, and emerging technologies between the U.S. and India, and show the Quad has produced concrete results in the Indo‑Pacific.

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  1. Update · Jan 26, 2026, 11:15 AMTrue
    Official U.S. and Indian government documents and announcements show sustained, concrete cooperation across the areas named: defense (e.g., successive defense agreements and a renewed 2025 Framework for the U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership), energy (the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership and longstanding civil nuclear cooperation), critical minerals (a bilateral Critical Minerals MOU and Quad-level critical-minerals work), and emerging technologies (the India‑U.S. initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology/iCET and related commercial/technology MOUs). Quad initiatives have also produced measurable outcomes for the Indo‑Pacific—examples include the Quad Vaccine Partnership and related vaccine deliveries, Quad health/security initiatives, and Quad programs for critical minerals and fellowships—demonstrating multi‑layered, results-oriented engagement. Verdict: True — the available high‑quality, primary government sources substantiate close cooperation across defense, energy, critical minerals, and emerging technologies between the U.S. and India, and show the Quad has produced concrete results in the Indo‑Pacific.
  2. Original article · Jan 26, 2026

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