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United States Granted STA-1 Status To India: Significance, Highlights
United States Granted STA-1 Status To India Strengthning Bilateral Relations: Significance, Highlights
United States has granted India as Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country that will allow a country to buy highly advanced and cutting-edge sensitive technologies from America. This coveted status brings India in par with US’s closest allies and bilateral partners such as NATO.
The STA-1 designation authorizes export, re-export, and transfer (in-country) of specified items on Commerce Control List to destinations posing a low risk of unauthorized or impermissible uses.
At present, there are 36 countries on the STA-1 list. India is the only South Asian country to be on the list. Other Asian countries designated as STA-1 are Japan and South Korea.
The STA-1 designation reflects India’s membership in three of four multilateral export control regimes, as well development of its national export control system. It will allow US companies to more efficiently export a much wider range of products to Indian high technology and military customers. It will benefit US manufacturers while continuing to protect its national security.
