Information and communications technology
Key recent developments include the rapid growth of India's economy, closer ties between the Indian and American industries especially in the Information and communications technology (ICT), engineering and medical sectors, an informal "entente" to manage an increasingly assertive China, robust cooperation on counter-terrorism, the deterioration of U.S.-Pakistan relations, easing of export controls over dual-use goods &amp; technologies (99% of licenses applied for are now approved), and reversal of long-standing American opposition to India's strategic program.