US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to sign a pact with India next week facilitating collaboration between American and Indian scientists in areas ranging from health to space technology.
The "Science and Technology Umbrella Agreement" is scheduled for signing with India's minister of state for science and technology Kapil Sibal at the State Department on Monday, the Indian embassy said in a statement.
"This new agreement is expected to accelerate co-operation between Indian and US scientists working in government agencies, private sector and academia," it said.
The areas for collaboration covered basic sciences, space, energy, nanotechnology, health and information technology, it said.
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