The US elevated this country's status in the export control regime and designated it as a Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country.

The US elevated this country's status in the export control regime and

1.	The US elevated this country's status in the export control regime and designated it as a Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country.
Answer» The US has elevated India's status in the export control regime and designated it as a Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country. This will allow India to buy more advanced and sensitive technologies from America. India is the only South Asian country to be on the list. Currently there are 36 countries on STA-1 list. Other Asian countries designated as STA-1 are Japan and South Korea.