India and Italy Discuss Expanding Space Sector Ties

Key Points

• 1Senior Italian Minister Adolfo Urso called on Union Minister of State for the Department of Space Dr. Jitendra Singh.
• 2The meeting focused on advancing collaborative efforts in science, technology, innovation, and space exploration.
• 3India ranks third globally in terms of startups, with unicorns flourishing in a dynamic economy.
• 4The two ministers proposed an Indo-Italian Innovation and Incubation Exchange Programme.
• 5Italy’s interest in expanding cooperation with India across sectors such as space technology and advanced manufacturing was also highlighted.
• 6India and Italy enjoy a long-standing partnership in scientific research, particularly through the synchrotron facility, Elettra, in Trieste.