India, May 1 -- The India-UK Technology Security Initiative (TSI) is a strategic investment in the future that will secure supply chains, the UK Parliament was told during a review of the pact's impact.

TSI, agreed between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer in July 2024 and renewed as part of the India-UK Vision 2035, is aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in critical and emerging technologies.

During a Westminster Hall debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday, UK Minister for AI and Online Safety Kanishka Narayan highlighted UK National Security Adviser (NSA) Jonathan Powell's recent visit to Delhi for talks with his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, to agree that the next phase of the pact.

"The TSI is a strategic...