U.S.-India Defense Relations

The India Chair's defense work is focused on bolstering U.S.-India defense ties by promoting U.S.-India defense trade, U.S.-India defense collaboration, and operationalization of the Quad workstreams

Few areas of U.S.-India relations have seen as much recent progress as the defense relationship. Over the last two decades the U.S. has become a significant supplier of defense equipment to India, become India’s largest military exercise partner, taken steps to improve inter-operability and coordination, and signed technical agreements to further expand India’s access to high-end American defense technology.

Beyond bilateral cooperation, the United States and India are key partners in “The Quad,” an emerging strategic partnership between the governments of India, Japan, Australia, and the United States.

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U.S. & India: From Estranged Democracies to Natural Allies

Kicked off by a conversation with Ambassadr Navtej Sarna of India, our expert speakers will assess progress, and offer thoughts as to where the U.S.-India relationship may head next, and how policymakers can bring it to life.

Event by John J. Hamre , Richard M. Rossow , Raymond Vickery , and Kathleen H. Hicks — May 14, 2018

Asia Forecast 2018

Expert panels delve into the challenges facing Asia in 2018. Panel one will examine security threats; panel two will look at economic growth, trade, and infrastructure; and the final panel will discuss international and domestic politics.

Event by Michael J. Green , and Scott Kennedy , William Alan Reinsch , Richard M. Rossow , Stephanie Segal , Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher K. Johnson , Gregory B. Poling , Nicholas Szechenyi , Sue Mi Terry , Amy Searight , Bonnie S. Glaser — January 24, 2018