In an interview with The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Manish Bapna examines the steps India is taking toward a more sustainable energy future. He argues that while India has made important progress on renewable energy, low-carbon alternatives, and increased energy efficiency, much of the potential in this area remains unrealized, including opportunities for greater U.S.-India collaboration. This interview was originally published by [The National Bureau of Asian Research](http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=409).
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It is too early to talk of the direction US-India relations will take under US President Joe Biden’s administration.
But Indian trade circles are keeping a close eye on trade-related developments with a hopeful eye.
Hopes for better US-India relations
Much of the hope for better US-India relations focuses on the desire that the US will focus more on its bilateral ties with India because of the former’s strained relation with China, and why the US would benefit from such a move.
China will be on the new US administration’s mind as it assesses the Indo-US trade relationship. For now, though, the Biden administration has made it clear it would not considering any new free trade deals. Furthermore, it’s unclear whether the Biden administration will maintain or rescind existing Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs.
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USIBC recommended restructuring and re-energising the US-India Health Dialogue
The US-India Business Council on Tuesday recommended a slew of big ideas to the new Biden Administration to strengthen the India-US partnership, including reconstituting the existing US-India Trade and Commercial dialogue and creating a new digital partnership under the headship of Vice President Kamala Harris. US India Business Council (USIBC), on the occasion of India s 72nd Republic Day, also recommended to the Biden Administration to restructure the US-India Strategic Energy Dialogue to include Climate and Sustainable Growth and create a US-
USIBC recommends big ideas to Biden Administration to boost Indo-US ties
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The US-India Business Council (USIBC) recommended a slew of big ideas to the new Biden Administration to strengthen the India-US partnership, including reconstituting the existing US-India Trade and Commercial dialogue and creating a new digital partnership under the headship of Vice President Kamala Harris
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The US-India Business Council (USIBC) on Tuesday recommended a slew of big ideas to the new Biden Administration to strengthen the India-US partnership, including reconstituting the existing US-India Trade and Commercial dialogue and creating a new digital partnership under the headship of Vice President Kamala Harris.