New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- In a significant move to strengthen defence cooperation, India and the United States have announced the creation of the Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance (ASIA), a new initiative focusing on autonomous systems production and underwater domain awareness.

The announcement came following a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, building upon the existing US-India Roadmap for Defence Industrial Cooperation.

The alliance aims to enhance technological collaboration and scale industry partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.

A key development under this initiative is the newly formed partnership between Anduril Industries and Mahindra Group, which will focus on co-developing and co-pr...