<h1>Trade and investment collaboration to be advanced through a facilitated dialogue targeting R&D, manufacturing and critical resource cooperation.</h1> High-level bilateral engagement aimed at enhancing mutual trade and investment and expanding cooperation in agriculture, clean energy, biofuels, fertilizers, education and technology. Parties agreed to pursue a formal dialogue, facilitated by NITI Aayog, to operationalise cooperation in R&D, manufacturing and innovation with thematic focus on critical minerals, carbon capture utilization and storage, food security, water management and grain handling and storage.