Adapt & Advance: A Refreshed Agenda for U.S.-India Relations

Recent successes in the U.S.-India defense relationship have positioned the partnership for today. The partnership must evolve and grow to prepare for tomorrow’s challenges.

The United States and India need a new "Carter Initiative" to invigorate our trade ties. 

Subnational diplomacy should be a crucial tool of Biden’s India strategy to coordinate and integrate forces for addressing the challenges our two countries face.

A strategic alliance with the United States can help India overcome its fundamental barriers, thereby improving its ability to implement progressively ambitious climate action.

While the Biden administration faces both legacy and new challenges in advancing a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific, the United States and India are also positioned to open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation in the region. 

The inauguration of a new administration in the backdrop of a global pandemic seems to be an opportune moment to begin a new phase of U.S.-India healthcare cooperation.

U.S.- India relations are likely to be be viewed in the 117th Congress through the lens of other foreign and domestic issues rather than being considered on their own merits.

The current pandemic has shone a light on AI's potential benefits across a range of sectors. The U.S.-India partnership will enable faster development of this critical technology while mitigating its downsides.

Tackling complex, interdependent challenges such as climate change, cybersecurity, information technology, and health security requires a new collaboration infrastructure to complement traditional diplomacy.

Educational partnerships can play an increasingly important role in strengthening the U.S.-India relationship.