The US on Friday issued federal notification designating India as a Strategic Trade Authorisation-1 (STA-1) country, paving the way for high-technology product sales to New Delhi. With this, India has become the 37th country to join the list of STA-1 nations, the only country to be in the league in South Asia.
The notification relaxes America’s export control norms with regard to India, befitting India’s status as a ‘Major Defence Partner’.
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued the notification to amend Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to formally recognise and implement India’s membership in the Wassenaar Arrangement (Wassenaar or WA).