India-EU Sign Intent of Cooperation

Current Context: An Intent of Cooperation (IoC) was signed between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (representing India) and the Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content, and Technology (representing the EU).

• The IoC was signed by the MeitY Secretary, Alkesh Kumar Sharma, and the Director General of DG-CONNECT, Roberto Viola.
• An agreement was done to cooperate on the following subjects:

1. High-Performance Computing (HPC)
2. Weather Extremes & Climate Modelling
3. Quantum Technologies

• The primary objective of this agreement is to increase mutual cooperation on HPC applications in areas such as:

1. Climate Change Mitigation
2. Bio-Molecular Medicines
3. Prediction of Natural Disasters
4. Quantum Computing
5. Covid-19 Therapeutics

• This is in line with the decision taken by the EU and India to set up an EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in April 2022.
• DG-CONNECT was established in 2012 under the jurisdiction of the European Union with its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The Director General of DG-CONNECT is Roberto Viola.

Question:

Q.1 Recently India signed an Intent of Cooperation with _______ on Climate Modeling and Quantum Technology.
a. NATO
b. ASEAN
c. QUAD
d. EU