10
December 2015
Past Event
The Future of India-U.S. Defense Collaboration

The Future of India-U.S. Defense Collaboration

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
December 10, 2015
10
December 2015
Past Event

1015 15th Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Speakers:
Douglas Feith

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Subodh Rajendra Babu

Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, Dynamatic Technologies Ltd.

Jayant Patil

Senior Vice President and Head of Defense & Aerospace, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

Col. H.S. Shankar

Chairman & Managing Director, Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Senior Advisor, Aerospace Task Group, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

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Michael Pillsbury

Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy

India-U.S. defense ties have deepened considerably over the last decade. The 2005 New Framework Agreement, renewed earlier this year, established a strong foundation for defense cooperation through dialogue, service-level exchanges, military exercises, and trade and technology collaboration. Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election, the U.S. has quickly become one of the largest suppliers of defense equipment to India.

On December 10th, as Defense Secretary Ashton Carter hosted Indian Minister for Defense Manohar Parrikar, Hudson Institute and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) held an afternoon panel discussion on the future of India-U.S. defense collaboration. Panelists included Subodh Rajendra Babu, Jayant Patil, Col. H.S. Shankar, and Michael Pillsbury. Former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Hudson Senior Fellow Douglas Feith moderated the discussion.

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