Two US-India documents were signed in 2000 that provided new impetus for scientific and technical cooperation between the two countries. The first document is the US-India Science and Technology Agreement, which is aimed at promoting scientific and technological cooperation between the people of their two countries. The second is the US-India Joint Statement on Energy and Environment, which states, the United States and India believe that energy and environment could be one of the most important areas of cooperation between the two countries.