Tashkent, April 7 -- India and Uzbekistan must take forward their historic partnership into emerging areas such as digital technology, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and nuclear energy, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Monday.

Birla made the remarks during a meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent, where he is leading the Indian delegation to the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

Describing the Indo-Uzbek relationship as rooted in centuries of shared heritage, Birla noted that this longstanding cooperation needed to be deepened in new sectors, alongside traditional ones. During his discussions with President Mirziyoyev, Birla emphasised the importance of building on this foundation ...