The continuation of the U.S. confrontation with China will be a new partnership that the White House is counting on – with India. It should help both countries compete with China in military hardware, semiconductors and artificial intelligence, Reuters writes.

The White House’s goal is to deploy more Western cell phone networks in India to compete with China’s Huawei Technologies, hire more Indian computer chip specialists in the U.S. and encourage companies from both countries to collaborate on military hardware.

But at the same time, the White House faces a number of related challenges on every front, including the country’s restrictions on military technology transfers and visas for immigrant workers. At the same time, Washington will have to turn a blind eye to India’s existing ties with Russia, while condoning India’s more hawkish stance toward China.

Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval met at the White House on Tuesday to launch the U.S.-India Critical and Emerging Technologies Initiative.

Sullivan said the big challenge China poses is its economic practices, its military actions and its attempts to dominate industries of the future and control supply chains, which couldn’t help but have a profound impact on the thinking of policymakers in New Delhi.

Doval will also meet Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during his three-day visit to Washington on Wednesday.

The partnership initiative with India also includes joint efforts in space and high-performance quantum computing.

The move will also involve General Electric (NYSE:GE) Co, which has sought permission from the U.S. government to manufacture jet engines in India to be used for aircraft operated and manufactured in the country.