India, Dec. 18 -- By Reena Bhardwaj

Washington DC [US], December 18 (ANI): The United States regards India as a crucial potential partner in efforts to secure global supply chains for artificial intelligence and semiconductors, a senior American official has said, whilst dismissing suggestions that political tensions prevented India's participation in a recent Washington summit.

Jacob Helberg, the US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, announced he would attend the India AI Impact Summit in February as Washington seeks to deepen collaboration with New Delhi on what he termed "economic security matters".

Speaking to reporters virtually on the Pax Silica Summit in Washington on Wednesday, Helberg addressed questions about Indi...